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Orient Township vs Arthur Township

23 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.3× in Arthur Township) and seasonal homes (+19.5 pts in Orient Township).

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Orient Township, MIA small town of 632Osceola County · 632 people
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Arthur Township, MIA small town of 566Clare County · 566 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Orient TownshipA small town of 632
Quiet strengthsOrient Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Orient Township →
Arthur TownshipA small town of 566
Quiet strengthsArthur Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Arthur Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails3.3×
Arthur Township has more miles of trail
Arthur Township 8.8 miOrient Township 2.7 mi
Seasonal homes+19.5 pts
Orient Township has more second homes
Orient Township 35.9%Arthur Township 16.4%
Growth since 2010+9.7 pts
Arthur Township has grown faster since 2010
Arthur Township +4.5%Orient Township -5.2%
Jobs per worker+75%
Orient Township is more of a job hub
Orient Township 0.42Arthur Township 0.24
Average commute4 min
Arthur Township has the shorter commute
Orient Township 35 minArthur Township 31 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Arthur Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Orient Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $883/mo · Housing →
Arthur Township$1,390/mo
Typical home $235K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Arthur Township and Orient Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Orient TownshipArthur Township
Snow a year61″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)142d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th21st
Outdoors & history
Orient TownshipArthur Township
Trails3 mi9 mi
Conserved land3.6%0.8%
Archive photos—2
Community
Orient TownshipArthur Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

23 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Orient TownshipArthur TownshipOrient TownshipArthur Township
Orient Township ↔ Arthur Township23 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Orient TownshipArthur Township
People
Population 632Highest 566Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.2%Lowest MI: +2% +4.5%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 51±10.8Lowest 27% above MI 52.6±9.2Highest 31% above MI
Arthur Township and Orient Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16%±4.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 20.1%±7.5Highest MI: 21.2%
Arthur Township and Orient Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.4%±2.4Lowest MI: 18.6% 24.7%±4.5Highest MI: 18.6%
Arthur Township and Orient Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.8%Highest MI: 32.4% 17.3%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.1%±3.4Highest MI: 6.1%
Arthur Township and Orient Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,596±$12kLowest about the MI average $78,636±$11kHighest 8% above MI
Arthur Township and Orient Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,400±$46kLowest 25% below MI $234,600±$33kHighest about the MI average
Arthur Township and Orient Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $883±$510 22% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,815Lowest 38% below MI $1,860Highest 36% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.7%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 66.7%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Orient Township and Arthur Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 15.7%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.1%Lowest MI: 73.2% 96.7%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 7 yrs newer than MI 1986Highest 14 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 46% above MI 31 minLowest 28% above MI
Work from home 4.4%±3.3Lowest MI: 13.5% 7%±7.1Highest MI: 13.5%
Arthur Township and Orient Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Evart (21%)Midland (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Arthur TownshipFew work in Orient Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.6%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miLowest 8.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.2Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Orient Township

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Sylvan Township1,104 people · $119K homes
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Garfield Township1,907 people · $172K homes
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Evart Township1,109 people · $140K homes
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Fork Township1,556 people · $145K homes

Towns like Orient Township

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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