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Powell Township vs Arvon Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.8× in Arvon Township) and jobs per worker (5.8× in Powell Township).

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Powell Township, MIAn outdoors townMarquette County · 885 people
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Arvon Township, MIAn outdoors townBaraga County · 411 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.

Powell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors21.7% conserved land253 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves All about Powell Township →
Arvon TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.4% conserved land276 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves All about Arvon 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.

Property tax bill2.8×
Tax bills are bigger in Arvon Township
Arvon Township $2,183Powell Township $768
Jobs per worker5.8×
Powell Township is more of a job hub
Powell Township 0.76Arvon Township 0.13
Home values+39%
Homes cost more in Arvon Township
Arvon Township $227,500Powell Township $164,200
Average commute12 min
Powell Township has the shorter commute
Arvon Township 37 minPowell Township 25 min
Seasonal homes+23.2 pts
Arvon Township has more second homes
Arvon Township 62.1%Powell Township 38.9%
Work in town+10.8 pts
More of Powell Township’s workers stay in town
Powell Township 10.8%Arvon Township 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Arvon 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.

Powell Township$920/mo
Typical home $164K (Census) · tax rate 0.47% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →
Arvon Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Arvon Township and Powell 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

Powell Township and Arvon Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Powell TownshipArvon TownshipPowell TownshipArvon Township
Powell Township ↔ Arvon Township15 miles apart · They share a border
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
Powell TownshipArvon Township
Snow a year132″132″
January low10°F10°F
July high75°F75°F
Growing season (days)137d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th20th
Outdoors & history
Powell TownshipArvon Township
Trails253 mi276 mi
Conserved land21.7%17.4%
National Register places31
Archive photos11
Community
Powell TownshipArvon 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.

Powell TownshipArvon Township
People
Population 885Highest 411Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10% MI: +2% —
Median age 66.4±10.5Highest 65% above MI 63.4±3.4Lowest 58% above MI
Powell Township and Arvon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.4%±4.6Highest MI: 21.2% 6.6%±6.8Lowest MI: 21.2%
Powell Township and Arvon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 51.5%±14.1Highest MI: 18.6% 46.7%±3.4Lowest MI: 18.6%
Powell Township and Arvon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 28%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.4%±3.9Highest MI: 6.1%
Arvon Township and Powell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,804±$861Lowest 33% below MI $62,308±$15kHighest 15% below MI
Arvon Township and Powell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $164,200±$6kLowest 29% below MI $227,500±$20kHighest about the MI average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$402 25% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $768Lowest 74% below MI $2,183Highest 25% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 94.4%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Powell Township and Arvon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.2%Highest MI: 13.2% 8%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 96.2%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 8 yrs older than MI 1978Highest 6 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 3% above MI 37 minHighest 52% above MI
Work from home 9.9%±7.7Lowest MI: 13.5% 18.1%±11.2Highest MI: 13.5%
Arvon Township and Powell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marquette (35%)L'Anse Township (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Arvon TownshipFew work in Powell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.7%Highest 17.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 252.6 miLowest 276.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miLowest 2.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.5Highest
Schools
School district Powell Township SchoolsArvon Township School District
High school in town None in townNone 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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