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Powell Township vs Ishpeming Township

Next-door neighbors in Marquette County. The biggest differences: street grid (4.5× in Ishpeming Township) and household income (+93% in Ishpeming Township).

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Powell Township, MIAn outdoors townMarquette County · 885 people
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Ishpeming Township, MIKnown for its schoolsMarquette County · 3,416 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 →
Ishpeming TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#212 for schools in MIof 493 towns Outdoors#142 most trails in MI95 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 57%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Ishpeming 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.

Street grid4.5×
Ishpeming Township has the more walkable street grid
Ishpeming Township 1.8Powell Township 0.4
Household income+93%
Households in Ishpeming Township earn more
Ishpeming Township $94,271Powell Township $48,804
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Ishpeming Township
Ishpeming Township $1,550Powell Township $768
Age 65++32.4 pts
Powell Township has more people 65 and up
Powell Township 51.5%Ishpeming Township 19.1%
Median age24.7 yrs
Powell Township skews older
Powell Township 66.4Ishpeming Township 41.7
Trails2.7×
Powell Township has more miles of trail
Powell Township 252.6 miIshpeming Township 94.7 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Ishpeming 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 →
Ishpeming Township$1,210/mo
Typical home $206K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $797/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Ishpeming 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

Ishpeming Township gets 65 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 TownshipIshpeming Township
Snow a year132″197″
January low10°F7°F
July high75°F76°F
Growing season (days)137d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th11th
Outdoors & history
Powell TownshipIshpeming Township
Trails253 mi95 mi
Conserved land21.7%1.5%
National Register places3—
Archive photos130
Famous people born here—13
Community
Powell TownshipIshpeming 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

Powell Township and Ishpeming Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Powell TownshipIshpeming TownshipPowell TownshipIshpeming Township
Powell Township ↔ Ishpeming Township16 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
9 Powell Township residents work in Ishpeming Township (4.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Powell Township →
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
–Powell TownshipNot graded A−Ishpeming TownshipBetter than 83% of districts in the state
Health
–Powell TownshipNot graded BIshpeming TownshipHealthier than 57% of 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 TownshipIshpeming Township
People
Population 885Lowest 3,416Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10%Lowest MI: +2% -3.4%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 66.4±10.5Highest 65% above MI 41.7±3.3Lowest 4% above MI
Kids under 18 8.4%±4.6Lowest MI: 21.2% 20.3%±4.8Highest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 51.5%±14.1Highest MI: 18.6% 19.1%±3.9Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 34.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1% 8.5%±4.1Highest MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,804±$861Lowest 33% below MI $94,271±$26kHighest 29% above MI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $164,200±$6kLowest 29% below MI $206,400±$18kHighest 11% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$402Highest 25% below MI $797±$353Lowest 29% below MI
Powell Township and Ishpeming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $768Lowest 74% below MI $1,550Highest 47% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 94.4%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 8.8%±22.6Lowest MI: 50.4%
Powell Township and Ishpeming 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% 4.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Highest MI: 73.2% 90.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 8 yrs older than MI 1973Highest 1 yr newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 3% above MI 21 minLowest 12% below MI
Work from home 9.9%±7.7Highest MI: 13.5% 6.8%±3.6Lowest MI: 13.5%
Powell Township and Ishpeming 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 6.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marquette (35%)Marquette (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Ishpeming TownshipFew work in Powell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.7%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 252.6 miHighest 94.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 1.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#212 of 493 in MI
School district Powell Township SchoolsNICE Community School District
High school in town None in townWestwood High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.7
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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