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Resort Township vs Petoskey

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (10.4× in Petoskey) and jobs per worker (3× in Petoskey).

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Resort Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsEmmet County · 2,839 people
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Petoskey, MIA history townMichigan · 5,856 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.

Resort TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 81%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#209 most trails in MI16 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 83%of MI districts All about Resort Township →
PetoskeyA history town
History38 historic places38 places on the National Register Outdoors#2 most trails in MI29 miles of trails across 21 parks and preserves Work6,201 jobsbased in Petoskey, a regional job hub All about Petoskey →
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 grid10.4×
Petoskey has the more walkable street grid
Petoskey 65.5Resort Township 6.3
Jobs per worker3×
Petoskey is more of a job hub
Petoskey 2.82Resort Township 0.93
Homeowners+29.2 pts renters
Petoskey has more renters
Resort Township 90.3%Petoskey 61.1%
Work in town+25.1 pts
More of Petoskey’s workers stay in town
Petoskey 31.5%Resort Township 6.4%
Property tax bill+30%
Tax bills are bigger in Petoskey
Petoskey $3,841Resort Township $2,946
Typical home built22 yrs
Petoskey’s homes are older
Resort Township 1992Petoskey 1970
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $590 more a month in Petoskey

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.

Resort Township$2,310/mo
Typical home $395K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $844/mo · Housing →
Petoskey$2,910/mo
Typical home $475K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $1,006/mo · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,100 a year, between Petoskey and Resort 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

Resort Township and Petoskey share a border

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

Resort TownshipPetoskeyResort TownshipPetoskey
Resort Township ↔ Petoskey3.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
309 Resort Township residents work in Petoskey (28.6% of its workers)
95 Petoskey residents work in Resort Township (4.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Resort Township →
Report cards

Petoskey places higher on 11 of 19 MI lists

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.

Safety
–Resort TownshipNot graded B+PetoskeySafer than 74% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Resort TownshipBetter than 83% of districts in the state A−PetoskeyBetter than 83% of districts in the state
Health
A−Resort TownshipHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns APetoskeyHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns
5Resort Township
11Petoskey

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #425#121 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #348#50 Highest incomeIncome · 723 towns #110#395 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #209#2 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #138#322 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #441#605 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #125#20 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #202#254

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Resort Township’s rankings →

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
Resort TownshipPetoskey
Snow a year124″124″
January low15°F15°F
July high75°F75°F
Growing season (days)166d166d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)3rd0th
Outdoors & history
Resort TownshipPetoskey
Trails16 mi29 mi
Conserved land4.5%18%
National Register places138
Community
Resort TownshipPetoskey
Library hours a week—54 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Resort TownshipPetoskey
People
Population 2,839Lowest 5,856Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.1%Highest MI: +2% +3.7%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 43.9±7Highest 9% above MI 41±3Lowest about the MI average
Resort Township and Petoskey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.1%±3.7Highest MI: 21.2% 18.5%±2.8Lowest MI: 21.2%
Resort Township and Petoskey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.4%±4.1Lowest MI: 18.6% 23.2%±3.8Highest MI: 18.6%
Petoskey and Resort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51%Lowest MI: 32.4% 53.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±4Highest MI: 6.1% 4.8%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%
Resort Township and Petoskey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,929±$22kHighest 43% above MI $74,196±$9kLowest about the MI average
Resort Township and Petoskey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $394,500±$40kHighest 70% above MI $364,100±$27kLowest 57% above MI
Resort Township and Petoskey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $844±$19Lowest 25% below MI $1,006±$85Highest 11% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,946Lowest about the MI average $3,841Highest 32% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17%±23.4Lowest MI: 50.4% 47.5%±14.1Highest MI: 50.4%
Petoskey and Resort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.2%Lowest MI: 13.2% 9%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 61.1%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 20 yrs newer than MI 1970Lowest 2 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 18% below MI 15 minLowest 40% below MI
Work from home 12.8%±4.9Lowest MI: 13.5% 13.1%±3.9Highest MI: 13.5%
Petoskey and Resort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.4%Lowest 31.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.93Lowest 2.82Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Petoskey (29%)Bear Creek Township (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 29% work in Petoskey4% work in Resort Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.5%Lowest 18%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 15.8 miLowest 29.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 5.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Lowest 21Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.3Lowest 65.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#69 of 493 in MI
School district —Public Schools of Petoskey · Charlevoix-Emmet ISD
High school in town —Petoskey High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.4
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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