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.

Down paymentRate%

Sanilac Township$1,070/mo

Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $905/mo · Housing →

Markey Township$990/mo

Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $839/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Sanilac Township and Markey 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.

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−Sanilac TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state –Markey TownshipNot graded

Health

C−Sanilac TownshipHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns C+Markey TownshipHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns

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

Sanilac TownshipMarkey Township

Snow a year41″66″

January low13°F 11°F

July high82°F 81°F

Growing season (days)147d 125d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th 52nd

Outdoors & history

Sanilac TownshipMarkey Township

Trails2 mi 16 mi

Conserved land1%7.3%

National Register places3 —

Community

Sanilac TownshipMarkey Township

Library hours a week35 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

124 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sanilac TownshipSanilac County Markey TownshipRoscommon County

Sanilac Township ↔ Markey Township124 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Sanilac TownshipMarkey Township

People

Population 2,341Highest 2,228Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.3%Lowest MI: +2% +1.7%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 57.9±1.5Lowest 44% above MI 59.9±3.9Highest 49% above MI

Markey Township and Sanilac Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 16.3%±3.2Highest MI: 21.2% 12.1%±3Lowest MI: 21.2%

Sanilac Township and Markey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 33.9%±5Lowest MI: 18.6% 39.9%±3.3Highest MI: 18.6%

Markey Township and Sanilac Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Highest MI: 32.4% 17.9%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±0.5 MI: 6.1% 0.4%±0.7 MI: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $56,835±$9kHighest 22% below MI $51,587±$10kLowest 29% below MI

Sanilac Township and Markey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $174,400±$32kHighest 25% below MI $166,300±$26kLowest 28% below MI

Sanilac Township and Markey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $905±$85Highest 20% below MI $839±$45Lowest 26% below MI

Sanilac Township and Markey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,873Highest 36% below MI $1,399Lowest 52% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.7%±42.9Lowest MI: 50.4% 58.5%±28.8Highest MI: 50.4%

Markey Township and Sanilac Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 11.6%Lowest MI: 13.2% 12.2%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 83.9%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 3 yrs newer than MI 1980Highest 8 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 40% above MI 27 minLowest 10% above MI

Work from home 3%±1.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 16.8%±6.1Highest MI: 13.5%

Work in townworking residents 9.6%Highest 3.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 42.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.29Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sandusky (12%)Denton Township (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Markey TownshipFew work in Sanilac Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 7.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 15.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.2Lowest 5.7Highest

Schools

School district Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District—

High school in town CarsonvillePort Sanilac HS—

Students per teacherat that high school 20.3 —

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Sanilac Township vs Markey Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs about the same each month

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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