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Peacock Township vs Sauble Township

Next-door neighbors in Lake County. The biggest differences: home values (+49% in Sauble Township) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Sauble Township).

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Peacock Township, MIAn outdoors townLake County · 418 people
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Sauble Township, MIAn outdoors townLake County · 404 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 →
Sauble TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors53.9% conserved land69 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Sauble 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.

Home values+49%
Homes cost more in Sauble Township
Sauble Township $214,800Peacock Township $144,200
Jobs per worker2.7×
Sauble Township is more of a job hub
Sauble Township 0.49Peacock Township 0.18
Street grid2.4×
Peacock Township has the more walkable street grid
Peacock Township 2.6Sauble Township 1.1
Conserved land+11.9 pts
Peacock Township has more conserved land
Peacock Township 65.8%Sauble Township 53.9%
Property tax bill+22%
Tax bills are bigger in Sauble Township
Sauble Township $1,795Peacock Township $1,470
Bachelor’s degree++10 pts
More adults in Sauble Township have a degree
Sauble Township 18.4%Peacock Township 8.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Sauble 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.

Peacock Township$880/mo
Typical home $144K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $1,025/mo · Housing →
Sauble Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $215K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Sauble Township and Peacock 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

Peacock Township and Sauble Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Peacock TownshipSauble TownshipPeacock TownshipSauble Township
Peacock Township ↔ Sauble Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Peacock TownshipSauble Township
Snow a year120″120″
January low12°F12°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)119d119d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Peacock TownshipSauble Township
Trails77 mi69 mi
Conserved land65.8%53.9%
Community
Peacock TownshipSauble 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.

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 TownshipSauble Township
People
Population 418Highest 404Lowest
Median age 62.4±1.9Highest 55% above MI 59.6±5.2Lowest 48% above MI
Peacock Township and Sauble 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%±5.8Lowest MI: 21.2%
Peacock Township and Sauble 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% 37.6%±2Lowest MI: 18.6%
Peacock Township and Sauble 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% 18.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 4%±2.9Highest MI: 6.1%
Sauble 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±$21kHighest 28% below MI $37,500±$6kLowest 49% below MI
Peacock Township and Sauble Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $144,200±$36kLowest 38% below MI $214,800±$31kHighest 7% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,025±$791 9% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,470Lowest 49% below MI $1,795Highest 38% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Sauble 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%Lowest MI: 13.2% 22.8%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.9%Highest MI: 73.2% 91.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI 1978Highest 6 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 57% above MI 35 minLowest 46% above MI
Work from home 12.9%±11.2Lowest MI: 13.5% 16.1%±9.1Highest MI: 13.5%
Sauble Township and Peacock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miLowest 38.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cadillac (8%)Manistee Township (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sauble TownshipFew work in Peacock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 65.8%Highest 53.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 77.3 miHighest 69.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.2 miHighest 2.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 1.1Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Peacock Township

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Newkirk Township909 people · $111K homes
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Eden Township351 people · $163K homes
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Webber Township2,458 people · $109K homes

Towns like Peacock Township

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Millen Township367 people · $142K homes
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Newton Township431 people · $180K homes
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Bourret Township410 people · $118K homes

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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