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Peacock Township vs Bourret Township

80 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+55.3 pts in Peacock Township) and trails (2.8× in Peacock Township).

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Peacock Township, MIAn outdoors townLake County · 418 people
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Bourret Township, MIA small town of 410Gladwin County · 410 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.

Peacock TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors65.8% conserved land77 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Peacock Township →
Bourret TownshipA small town of 410
Quiet strengthsBourret Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bourret 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.

Conserved land+55.3 pts
Peacock Township has more conserved land
Peacock Township 65.8%Bourret Township 10.5%
Trails2.8×
Peacock Township has more miles of trail
Peacock Township 77.3 miBourret Township 27.7 mi
Seasonal homes+17.5 pts
Peacock Township has more second homes
Peacock Township 70.2%Bourret Township 52.7%
Jobs per worker2.1×
Bourret Township is more of a job hub
Bourret Township 0.37Peacock Township 0.18
Average commute5 min
Bourret Township has the shorter commute
Peacock Township 38 minBourret Township 33 min
★ What stands out · Life in each

Peacock Township gets 71 more inches of snow a year

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
Peacock TownshipBourret Township
Snow a year120″49″
January low12°F13°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)119d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd44th
Outdoors & history
Peacock TownshipBourret Township
Trails77 mi28 mi
Conserved land65.8%10.5%
Community
Peacock TownshipBourret 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.

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.

Peacock Township$880/mo
Typical home $144K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $1,025/mo · Housing →
Bourret Township$740/mo
Typical home $118K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Peacock Township and Bourret 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.

Where they are

80 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Peacock TownshipLake CountyBourret TownshipGladwin County
Peacock Township ↔ Bourret Township80 miles apart
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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.

Peacock TownshipBourret Township
People
Population 418Highest 410Lowest
Median age 62.4±1.9Highest 55% above MI 59.6±5.1Lowest 48% above MI
Peacock Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12%±6.3Highest MI: 21.2% 10.2%±6.1Lowest MI: 21.2%
Peacock Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 41.1%±12.6Highest MI: 18.6% 31.7%±11Lowest MI: 18.6%
Peacock Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.4%Lowest MI: 32.4% 11.8%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 0.5%±2.8Highest MI: 6.1%
Bourret Township and Peacock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $52,679±$21kLowest 28% below MI $57,750±$13kHighest 21% below MI
Bourret Township and Peacock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $144,200±$36kHighest 38% below MI $118,100±$60kLowest 49% below MI
Peacock Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,025±$791 9% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,470Highest 49% below MI $1,427Lowest 51% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 100%±87.7Highest MI: 50.4%
Bourret Township and Peacock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.1%Highest MI: 13.2% 10.5%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 94.1%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 2 yrs newer than MI 1973Lowest 1 yr newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 57% above MI 33 minLowest 36% above MI
Work from home 12.9%±11.2Highest MI: 13.5% 5.2%±4.8Lowest MI: 13.5%
Peacock Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miLowest 41.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cadillac (8%)Midland (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bourret TownshipFew work in Peacock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 65.8%Highest 10.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 77.3 miHighest 27.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.2 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 2.2Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Peacock Township

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Sauble Township404 people · $215K homes
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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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