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

C+Plainfield TownshipBetter than 41% of districts in the state B−Sanilac TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state

Health

DPlainfield TownshipHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns C−Sanilac TownshipHealthier than 24% of 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.

Down paymentRate%

Plainfield Township$1,040/mo

Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $830/mo · Housing →

Sanilac Township$1,070/mo

Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $905/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

Plainfield TownshipSanilac Township

Snow a year41″41″

January low9°F 13°F

July high79°F 82°F

Growing season (days)133d 147d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)5th 14th

Outdoors & history

Plainfield TownshipSanilac Township

Trails128 mi 2 mi

Conserved land44.5%1%

National Register places—3

Community

Plainfield TownshipSanilac Township

Library hours a week35 hrs 35 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

92 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Plainfield TownshipIosco County Sanilac TownshipSanilac County

Plainfield Township ↔ Sanilac Township92 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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Plainfield TownshipSanilac Township

People

Population 3,353Highest 2,341Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.8%Lowest MI: +2% -5.3%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 59.9±3.2Highest 49% above MI 57.9±1.5Lowest 44% above MI

Plainfield Township and Sanilac Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 14.5%±4Lowest MI: 21.2% 16.3%±3.2Highest MI: 21.2%

Sanilac Township and Plainfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 38.6%±5.3Highest MI: 18.6% 33.9%±5Lowest MI: 18.6%

Plainfield Township and Sanilac Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.4%Lowest MI: 32.4% 21.4%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±0.7Highest MI: 6.1% 0.4%±0.5Lowest MI: 6.1%

Plainfield Township and Sanilac Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $52,035±$10kLowest 29% below MI $56,835±$9kHighest 22% below MI

Sanilac Township and Plainfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $174,300±$22kLowest 25% below MI $174,400±$32kHighest 25% below MI

Sanilac Township and Plainfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $830±$254Lowest 26% below MI $905±$85Highest 20% below MI

Sanilac Township and Plainfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,524Lowest 48% below MI $1,873Highest 36% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.3%±18.4Highest MI: 50.4% 35.7%±42.9Lowest MI: 50.4%

Plainfield Township and Sanilac Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 16.1%Highest MI: 13.2% 11.6%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Highest MI: 73.2% 84.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest same as MI 1975Highest 3 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 24% above MI 34 minHighest 40% above MI

Work from home 12.4%±4.6Highest MI: 13.5% 3%±1.6Lowest MI: 13.5%

Work in townworking residents 12.6%Highest 9.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.8 miHighest 22.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.26Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Tawas City (7%)Sandusky (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sanilac TownshipFew work in Plainfield Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 44.5%Highest 1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 127.6 miHighest 2.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7 7

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0Lowest 3.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #360 of 493 in MI—

School district —Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District

High school in town —CarsonvillePort Sanilac HS

Students per teacherat that high school — 20.3

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Plainfield Township vs Sanilac Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

92 miles apart

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