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Pewamo vs Sigel Township

116 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (20.2× in Pewamo) and rent (+28% in Sigel Township).

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Pewamo, MIA small town of 439Michigan · 439 people
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Sigel Township, MIA small town of 391Huron County · 391 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.

PewamoA small town of 439
Quiet strengthsPewamo doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pewamo →
Sigel TownshipA small town of 391
Quiet strengthsSigel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sigel 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 grid20.2×
Pewamo has the more walkable street grid
Pewamo 26.2Sigel Township 1.3
Rent+28%
Rent runs higher in Sigel Township
Sigel Township $1,225Pewamo $960
Conserved land+11.2 pts
Sigel Township has more conserved land
Sigel Township 12.4%Pewamo 1.2%
Average commute4 min
Sigel Township has the shorter commute
Pewamo 24 minSigel Township 20 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $410 more a month in Pewamo

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.

Pewamo$1,610/mo
Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $960/mo · Housing →
Sigel Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $200K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,225/mo · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $4,900 a year, between Pewamo and Sigel 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Michigan ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–PewamoNot graded BSigel TownshipBetter than 61% of districts in the state
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
PewamoSigel Township
Snow a year54″47″
January low16°F16°F
July high81°F77°F
Growing season (days)161d173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th22nd
Outdoors & history
PewamoSigel Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.2%12.4%
National Register places—1
Community
PewamoSigel 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

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PewamoMISigel TownshipHuron County
Pewamo ↔ Sigel Township116 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.

PewamoSigel Township
People
Population 439Highest 391Lowest
Median age 37.9±6.5Lowest 6% below MI 39.1±6.4Highest about the MI average
Sigel Township and Pewamo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.6%±3.6Highest MI: 21.2% 26.6%±3Lowest MI: 21.2%
Pewamo and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.8%±2Highest MI: 18.6% 16.1%±3.6Lowest MI: 18.6%
Pewamo and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Lowest MI: 32.4% 21%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±3.2Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.1%±4.1Highest MI: 6.1%
Sigel Township and Pewamo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,500±$12kHighest about the MI average $70,833±$9kLowest about the MI average
Pewamo and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $189,400±$16kLowest 18% below MI $200,000±$69kHighest 14% below MI
Sigel Township and Pewamo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $960±$108Lowest 15% below MI $1,225±$135Highest 9% above MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,897Highest 35% below MI $1,856Lowest 36% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 54.5%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Sigel Township and Pewamo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.6%Highest MI: 13.2% 4.6%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 90.9%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 5 yrs older than MI 1971Highest 1 yr older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the MI average 20 minLowest 19% below MI
Work from home 19.2%±10.6Highest MI: 13.5% 6.9%±3.7Lowest MI: 13.5%
Pewamo and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ionia (21%)Bad Axe (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sigel TownshipFew work in Pewamo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 12.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.2Highest 1.3Lowest
Schools
School district —Sigel Township S/D #3F · Sigel Township S/D #4F
High school in town —None in town
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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