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Peacock Township vs Millen Township

118 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.3× in Peacock Township) and average commute (5 min in Peacock Township).

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Peacock Township, MIAn outdoors townLake County · 418 people
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Millen Township, MIAn outdoors townAlcona County · 367 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 →
Millen TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors64.6% conserved land71 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Millen 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.

Street grid3.3×
Peacock Township has the more walkable street grid
Peacock Township 2.6Millen Township 0.8
Average commute5 min
Peacock Township has the shorter commute
Millen Township 43 minPeacock Township 38 min
Property tax bill+18%
Tax bills are bigger in Peacock Township
Peacock Township $1,470Millen Township $1,244
★ What stands out · Life in each

Peacock Township gets 78 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 TownshipMillen Township
Snow a year120″41″
January low12°F9°F
July high81°F79°F
Growing season (days)119d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd21st
Outdoors & history
Peacock TownshipMillen Township
Trails77 mi71 mi
Conserved land65.8%64.6%
Archive photos—2
Community
Peacock TownshipMillen 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 →
Millen Township$850/mo
Typical home $142K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · 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.

Where they are

118 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Peacock TownshipLake CountyMillen TownshipAlcona County
Peacock Township ↔ Millen 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.

Peacock TownshipMillen Township
People
Population 418Highest 367Lowest
Median age 62.4±1.9Highest 55% above MI 61.4±5.4Lowest 53% above MI
Peacock Township and Millen 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% 10.1%±5.9Lowest MI: 21.2%
Peacock Township and Millen 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% 40.6%±5.5Lowest MI: 18.6%
Peacock Township and Millen 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% 11.7%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 1.9%±4.6Highest MI: 6.1%
Millen 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 $55,469±$6kHighest 24% below MI
Millen 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 $142,400±$22kLowest 39% below MI
Peacock Township and Millen 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 $1,244Lowest 57% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.5%±100 MI: 50.4% —
Below poverty line 15.1%Lowest MI: 13.2% 15.8%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 97.5%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974 2 yrs newer than MI 1974 2 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minLowest 57% above MI 43 minHighest 79% above MI
Work from home 12.9%±11.2Highest MI: 13.5% 5.2%±7.1Lowest MI: 13.5%
Peacock Township and Millen 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 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cadillac (8%)Gustin Township (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Millen TownshipFew work in Peacock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 65.8%Highest 64.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 77.3 miHighest 70.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.2 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 0.8Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Peacock 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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