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Powell Township vs Detour Township

192 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7.9× in Powell Township) and property tax bill (2.6× in Detour Township).

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Powell Township, MIAn outdoors townMarquette County · 885 people
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Detour Township, MIA small town of 590Chippewa County · 590 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 →
Detour TownshipA small town of 590
Quiet strengthsDetour Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Detour 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.

Trails7.9×
Powell Township has more miles of trail
Powell Township 252.6 miDetour Township 31.9 mi
Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Detour Township
Detour Township $2,000Powell Township $768
Street grid4×
Detour Township has the more walkable street grid
Detour Township 1.6Powell Township 0.4
Home values+38%
Homes cost more in Detour Township
Detour Township $226,300Powell Township $164,200
Conserved land+17.6 pts
Powell Township has more conserved land
Powell Township 21.7%Detour Township 4.1%
Growth since 2010+6.9 pts
Powell Township has grown faster since 2010
Powell Township -10%Detour Township -16.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Detour 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 →
Detour Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $226K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Detour 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.

Life in each

Powell Township gets 58 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
Powell TownshipDetour Township
Snow a year132″75″
January low10°F9°F
July high75°F75°F
Growing season (days)137d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th2nd
Outdoors & history
Powell TownshipDetour Township
Trails253 mi32 mi
Conserved land21.7%4.1%
National Register places3—
Archive photos11
Famous people born here—1
Community
Powell TownshipDetour Township
Library hours a week—37 hrs
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

192 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Powell TownshipMarquette CountyDetour TownshipChippewa County
Powell Township ↔ Detour Township192 miles apart
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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 TownshipDetour Township
People
Population 885Highest 590Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10%Highest MI: +2% -16.9%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 66.4±10.5Lowest 65% above MI 67.2±1.8Highest 67% above MI
Detour Township and Powell 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% 1.7%±4.4Lowest MI: 21.2%
Powell Township and Detour Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 51.5%±14.1Lowest MI: 18.6% 56.8%±3.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Detour Township and Powell 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%Highest MI: 32.4% 22.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1% 0.2%±1.9Lowest MI: 6.1%
Powell Township and Detour 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 $55,463±$18kHighest 24% below MI
Detour 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 $226,300±$25kHighest about the MI average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$402 25% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $768Lowest 74% below MI $2,000Highest 31% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 94.4%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 35.3%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Powell Township and Detour 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% 8.1%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 94.8%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 8 yrs older than MI 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 3% above MI 21 minLowest 13% below MI
Work from home 9.9%±7.7Highest MI: 13.5% 7.8%±5Lowest MI: 13.5%
Powell Township and Detour Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.8%Lowest 12.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 38.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Lowest 1.34Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marquette (35%)Sault Ste. Marie (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Detour TownshipFew work in Powell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.7%Highest 4.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 252.6 miHighest 31.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12 12
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 1.6Highest
Schools
School district Powell Township SchoolsDeTour Area Schools
High school in town None in townDeTour High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.3
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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