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Sage Township vs Gladwin Township

Next-door neighbors in Gladwin County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.6× in Gladwin Township) and trails (2.9× in Sage Township).

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Sage Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsGladwin County · 2,325 people
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Gladwin Township, MIKnown for its schoolsGladwin County · 938 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.

Sage TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health85% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 66%of MI districts All about Sage Township →
Gladwin TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 66%of MI districts All about Gladwin 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.

Jobs per worker4.6×
Gladwin Township is more of a job hub
Gladwin Township 0.69Sage Township 0.15
Trails2.9×
Sage Township has more miles of trail
Sage Township 9.7 miGladwin Township 3.3 mi
Street grid+80%
Sage Township has the more walkable street grid
Sage Township 3.6Gladwin Township 2.0
Size2.5×
Sage Township is the bigger place
Sage Township 2,325Gladwin Township 938
Homeowners+8.1 pts renters
Gladwin Township has more renters
Sage Township 94.5%Gladwin Township 86.4%
Average commute4 min
Sage Township has the shorter commute
Gladwin Township 29 minSage Township 25 min
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sage Township and Gladwin Township share a border

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

Sage TownshipGladwin TownshipSage TownshipGladwin Township
Sage Township ↔ Gladwin Township6.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
20 Sage Township residents work in Gladwin Township (2.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Sage Township →
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.

Sage Township$1,010/mo
Typical home $164K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $925/mo · Housing →
Gladwin Township$1,050/mo
Typical home $171K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $850/mo · 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.

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
B+Sage TownshipBetter than 66% of districts in the state B+Gladwin TownshipBetter than 66% of districts in the state
Health
DSage TownshipHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns –Gladwin TownshipNot graded
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
Sage TownshipGladwin Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)148d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd35th
Outdoors & history
Sage TownshipGladwin Township
Trails10 mi3 mi
Conserved land4.2%0%
Settled—1875
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here—4
Community
Sage TownshipGladwin 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.

Sage TownshipGladwin Township
People
Population 2,325Highest 938Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.1%Lowest MI: +2% +0.2%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 47.8±4.8Lowest 19% above MI 50.4±11.5Highest 25% above MI
Gladwin Township and Sage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.2%±3.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 20.4%±5.2Highest MI: 21.2%
Gladwin Township and Sage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.4%±1.2Lowest MI: 18.6% 24.1%±7.3Highest MI: 18.6%
Gladwin Township and Sage 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%Lowest MI: 32.4% 19.5%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.7Highest MI: 6.1% 0.7%±0.8Lowest MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,424±$9kLowest 21% below MI $58,906±$10kHighest 19% below MI
Gladwin Township and Sage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $163,800±$29kLowest 29% below MI $171,400±$33kHighest 26% below MI
Gladwin Township and Sage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $925±$210Highest 18% below MI $850±$26Lowest 25% below MI
Sage Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,835Highest 37% below MI $1,758Lowest 39% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.5%±64.2Highest MI: 50.4% 26.1%±76.3Lowest MI: 50.4%
Sage Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.1%Lowest MI: 13.2% 18.7%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 86.4%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 11 yrs newer than MI 1981Lowest 9 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest about the MI average 29 minHighest 19% above MI
Work from home 1.1%±1.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 5.6%±4.4Highest MI: 13.5%
Gladwin Township and Sage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 30.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gladwin (21%)Gladwin (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Gladwin TownshipFew work in Sage Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.7 miHighest 3.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.6Highest 2.0Lowest
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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