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Redding Township vs Middle Branch Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (25× in Redding Township) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Redding Township).

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Redding Township, MIA small town of 409Clare County · 409 people
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Middle Branch Township, MIA small town of 849Osceola County · 849 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.

Redding TownshipA small town of 409
Quiet strengthsRedding Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Redding Township →
Middle Branch TownshipA small town of 849
Quiet strengthsMiddle Branch Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Middle Branch 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.

Trails25×
Redding Township has more miles of trail
Redding Township 47.5 miMiddle Branch Township 1.9 mi
Jobs per worker4.4×
Redding Township is more of a job hub
Redding Township 0.40Middle Branch Township 0.09
Seasonal homes+38.9 pts
Redding Township has more second homes
Redding Township 57.6%Middle Branch Township 18.7%
Property tax bill+36%
Tax bills are bigger in Middle Branch Township
Middle Branch Township $1,293Redding Township $950
Average commute7 min
Middle Branch Township has the shorter commute
Redding Township 31 minMiddle Branch Township 24 min
Bachelor’s degree++10.7 pts
More adults in Middle Branch Township have a degree
Middle Branch Township 12.5%Redding Township 1.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Middle Branch 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.

Redding Township$520/mo
Typical home $85K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $667/mo · Housing →
Middle Branch Township$840/mo
Typical home $139K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $817/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Middle Branch Township and Redding 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

Redding Township and Middle Branch Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Redding TownshipMiddle Branch TownshipRedding TownshipMiddle Branch Township
Redding Township ↔ Middle Branch Township6.6 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
Redding TownshipMiddle Branch Township
Snow a year66″74″
January low11°F10°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)106d125d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th22nd
Outdoors & history
Redding TownshipMiddle Branch Township
Trails48 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.7%2.1%
Community
Redding TownshipMiddle Branch 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.

Redding TownshipMiddle Branch Township
People
Population 409Lowest 849Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.7%Lowest MI: +2% -8.1%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 54.7±5.5Highest 36% above MI 54.5±4.8Lowest 36% above MI
Redding Township and Middle Branch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.2%±5.2Lowest MI: 21.2% 17%±4.3Highest MI: 21.2%
Middle Branch Township and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.8%±1.3Highest MI: 18.6% 27%±5Lowest MI: 18.6%
Redding Township and Middle Branch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 1.8%Lowest MI: 32.4% 12.5%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±4.4Highest MI: 6.1% 2.1%±2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Redding Township and Middle Branch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $37,500±$14kLowest 49% below MI $50,648±$7kHighest 31% below MI
Middle Branch Township and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,000±$59kLowest 63% below MI $139,100±$47kHighest 40% below MI
Middle Branch Township and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $667±$172Lowest 41% below MI $817±$131Highest 28% below MI
Middle Branch Township and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $950Lowest 67% below MI $1,293Highest 55% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 45.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Redding Township and Middle Branch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 27.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 12.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.6%Lowest MI: 73.2% 95.6%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs newer than MI 1978Highest 6 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 28% above MI 24 minLowest about the MI average
Work from home 12.6%±8.7Highest MI: 13.5% 7.3%±6.2Lowest MI: 13.5%
Redding Township and Middle Branch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clare (9%)Cadillac (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Middle Branch TownshipFew work in Redding Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 47.5 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 1.8Highest
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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