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Otto Township vs Bentley Township

102 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.7× in Otto Township) and conserved land (+52.7 pts in Otto Township).

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Otto Township, MIAn outdoors townOceana County · 864 people
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Bentley Township, MIHomes around $206KGladwin County · 944 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.

Otto TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors53% conserved land64 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Otto Township →
Bentley TownshipHomes around $206K
Housing$206K typical home23% below the MI typical home All about Bentley Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Trails4.7×
Otto Township has more miles of trail
Otto Township 63.6 miBentley Township 13.5 mi
Conserved land+52.7 pts
Otto Township has more conserved land
Otto Township 53%Bentley Township 0.3%
Seasonal homes+14.7 pts
Otto Township has more second homes
Otto Township 16.9%Bentley Township 2.2%
Growth since 2010+5.7 pts
Otto Township has grown faster since 2010
Otto Township +3.9%Bentley Township -1.8%
Average commute5 min
Otto Township has the shorter commute
Bentley Township 37 minOtto Township 32 min
Jobs per worker+60%
Bentley Township is more of a job hub
Bentley Township 0.08Otto Township 0.05
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Bentley 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.

Otto Township$1,030/mo
Typical home $171K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →
Bentley Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $206K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Bentley Township and Otto 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
Otto TownshipBentley Township
Snow a year75″49″
January low14°F13°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)137d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th48th
Outdoors & history
Otto TownshipBentley Township
Trails64 mi14 mi
Conserved land53%0.3%
Archive photos—2
Community
Otto TownshipBentley 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

102 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Otto TownshipOceana CountyBentley TownshipGladwin County
Otto Township ↔ Bentley Township102 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.

Otto TownshipBentley Township
People
Population 864Lowest 944Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.9%Highest MI: +2% -1.8%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 41.5±6.6Lowest 3% above MI 42.6±8Highest 6% above MI
Bentley Township and Otto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.1%±5.6Highest MI: 21.2% 22.2%±2.6Lowest MI: 21.2%
Otto Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.5%±3.1Lowest MI: 18.6% 22.1%±6.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Bentley Township and Otto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 12.2%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.9%±2.4Highest MI: 6.1%
Bentley Township and Otto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,583±$16kHighest 5% below MI $63,523±$16kLowest 13% below MI
Otto Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $170,700±$28kHighest 26% below MI $153,200±$29kLowest 34% below MI
Otto Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,582Lowest 46% below MI $1,856Highest 36% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 100%±90.1Highest MI: 50.4%
Bentley Township and Otto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 8.5%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.4%Lowest MI: 73.2% 97.7%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 24 yrs newer than MI 1983Lowest 11 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 33% above MI 37 minHighest 53% above MI
Work from home 11.9%±7.7Highest MI: 13.5% 10.2%±5.1Lowest MI: 13.5%
Otto Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Muskegon (9%)Midland (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bentley TownshipFew work in Otto Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 53%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 63.6 miHighest 13.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 1.4Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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