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 C+Plainfield TownshipBetter than 41% of districts in the state

Health

C−Sanilac TownshipHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns DPlainfield TownshipHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns

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.

Down paymentRate%

Sanilac Township$1,070/mo

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

Plainfield Township$1,040/mo

Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $830/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.

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 TownshipPlainfield Township

Snow a year41″41″

January low13°F 9°F

July high82°F 79°F

Growing season (days)147d 133d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th 5th

Outdoors & history

Sanilac TownshipPlainfield Township

Trails2 mi 128 mi

Conserved land1%44.5%

National Register places3 —

Community

Sanilac TownshipPlainfield Township

Library hours a week35 hrs 35 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

92 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sanilac TownshipSanilac County Plainfield TownshipIosco County

Sanilac Township ↔ Plainfield Township92 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 TownshipPlainfield Township

People

Population 2,341Lowest 3,353Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.3%Highest MI: +2% -11.8%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 57.9±1.5Lowest 44% above MI 59.9±3.2Highest 49% above MI

Plainfield 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% 14.5%±4Lowest MI: 21.2%

Sanilac Township and Plainfield 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% 38.6%±5.3Highest MI: 18.6%

Plainfield 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% 18.4%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±0.5Lowest MI: 6.1% 0.6%±0.7Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $56,835±$9kHighest 22% below MI $52,035±$10kLowest 29% below MI

Sanilac Township and Plainfield 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 $174,300±$22kLowest 25% below MI

Sanilac Township and Plainfield 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 $830±$254Lowest 26% below MI

Sanilac Township and Plainfield 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 $1,524Lowest 48% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.7%±42.9Lowest MI: 50.4% 62.3%±18.4Highest MI: 50.4%

Plainfield 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% 16.1%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Lowest MI: 73.2% 87.9%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 3 yrs newer than MI 1972Lowest same as MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 40% above MI 30 minLowest 24% above MI

Work from home 3%±1.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 12.4%±4.6Highest MI: 13.5%

Work in townworking residents 9.6%Lowest 12.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 38.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.41Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sandusky (12%)Tawas City (7%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 44.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 127.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7 7

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.2Highest 3.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#360 of 493 in MI

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 Plainfield Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

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A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

92 miles apart

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