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Rust Township vs Avery Township

Next-door neighbors in Montmorency County. The biggest differences: trails (5.6× in Rust Township) and growth since 2010 (+10 pts in Avery Township).

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Rust Township, MIA small town of 489Montmorency County · 489 people
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Avery Township, MIA small town of 641Montmorency County · 641 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.

Rust TownshipA small town of 489
Quiet strengthsRust Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rust Township →
Avery TownshipA small town of 641
Quiet strengthsAvery Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Avery Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails5.6×
Rust Township has more miles of trail
Rust Township 126.1 miAvery Township 22.5 mi
Growth since 2010+10 pts
Avery Township has grown faster since 2010
Avery Township +2.5%Rust Township -7.5%
Street grid2×
Avery Township has the more walkable street grid
Avery Township 1.6Rust Township 0.8
Homeowners+10.6 pts renters
Rust Township has more renters
Avery Township 98.4%Rust Township 87.8%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rust Township and Avery Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rust TownshipAvery TownshipRust TownshipAvery Township
Rust Township ↔ Avery Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Rust Township$1,030/mo
Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $763/mo · Housing →
Avery Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $175K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

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
Rust TownshipAvery Township
Snow a year78″57″
January low12°F11°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)136d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th40th
Outdoors & history
Rust TownshipAvery Township
Trails126 mi23 mi
Conserved land3.9%8.8%
Archive photos2—
Community
Rust TownshipAvery 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.

Rust TownshipAvery Township
People
Population 489Lowest 641Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.5%Lowest MI: +2% +2.5%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 56.1±6Highest 40% above MI 53.5±8Lowest 33% above MI
Rust Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±8.7Highest MI: 21.2% 13.9%±6.8Lowest MI: 21.2%
Rust Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.6%±2.8Highest MI: 18.6% 27.5%±7.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Rust Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.1%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2.3Highest MI: 6.1% 0.2%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%
Rust Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,313±$3kLowest 32% below MI $60,714±$14kHighest 17% below MI
Avery Township and Rust Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,500±$29kLowest 25% below MI $174,600±$35kHighest 25% below MI
Avery Township and Rust Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $763±$180 32% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,388Highest 52% below MI $1,220Lowest 58% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Avery Township and Rust Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.5%Highest MI: 13.2% 12.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.8%Lowest MI: 73.2% 98.4%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI 1979Lowest 7 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 22% above MI 33 minHighest 36% above MI
Work from home 8.1%±9.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 9.3%±5.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Avery Township and Rust Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hillman Township (11%)Briley Township (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Avery TownshipFew work in Rust Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.9%Lowest 8.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 126.1 miHighest 22.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.6Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Rust Township

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Hillman Township2,054 people · $132K homes
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Loud Township218 people · $97K homes
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Clinton Township406 people · $174K homes
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Green Township961 people · $167K homes

Towns like Rust Township

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Brevort Township585 people · $138K homes
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Vienna Township436 people · $156K homes
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Eden Township351 people · $163K homes
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McKinley Township350 people · $165K homes

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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