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Otto Township vs Klacking Township

118 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.2× in Klacking Township) and conserved land (+51.9 pts in Otto Township).

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Otto Township, MIAn outdoors townOceana County · 864 people
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Klacking Township, MIA small town of 709Ogemaw County · 709 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 →
Klacking TownshipA small town of 709
Quiet strengthsKlacking Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Klacking 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.

Jobs per worker6.2×
Klacking Township is more of a job hub
Klacking Township 0.31Otto Township 0.05
Conserved land+51.9 pts
Otto Township has more conserved land
Otto Township 53%Klacking Township 1.1%
Seasonal homes+24 pts
Klacking Township has more second homes
Klacking Township 40.9%Otto Township 16.9%
Growth since 2010+10.7 pts
Otto Township has grown faster since 2010
Otto Township +3.9%Klacking Township -6.8%
Property tax bill+38%
Tax bills are bigger in Klacking Township
Klacking Township $2,180Otto Township $1,582
Average commute7 min
Klacking Township has the shorter commute
Otto Township 32 minKlacking Township 25 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Klacking Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $168K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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 TownshipKlacking Township
Snow a year75″53″
January low14°F10°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)137d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th24th
Outdoors & history
Otto TownshipKlacking Township
Trails64 mi82 mi
Conserved land53%1.1%
Famous people born here—1
Community
Otto TownshipKlacking 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

118 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Otto TownshipOceana CountyKlacking TownshipOgemaw County
Otto Township ↔ Klacking Township118 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 TownshipKlacking Township
People
Population 864Highest 709Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.9%Highest MI: +2% -6.8%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 41.5±6.6Highest 3% above MI 39.8±5Lowest about the MI average
Otto Township and Klacking Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.1%±5.6Lowest MI: 21.2% 26.5%±6.9Highest MI: 21.2%
Klacking Township and Otto 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% 22.4%±8Highest MI: 18.6%
Klacking 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% 14%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1% 0.3%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%
Otto Township and Klacking 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 $64,500±$13kLowest 11% below MI
Otto Township and Klacking 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 $168,400±$39kLowest 27% below MI
Otto Township and Klacking Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $850±$427 25% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,582Lowest 46% below MI $2,180Highest 25% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MI: 50.4% 0%±100 MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 13.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 9.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.4%Highest MI: 73.2% 95%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 24 yrs newer than MI 1982Lowest 10 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 33% above MI 25 minLowest 5% above MI
Work from home 11.9%±7.7Highest MI: 13.5% 10.9%±7.2Lowest MI: 13.5%
Otto Township and Klacking 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 1.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Muskegon (9%)West Branch (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Klacking TownshipFew work in Otto Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 53%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 63.6 miLowest 81.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5 1.5
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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