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Seney Township vs Doyle Township

Next-door neighbors in Schoolcraft County. The biggest differences: trails (4.6× in Seney Township) and size (4× in Doyle Township).

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Seney Township, MIAn outdoors townSchoolcraft County · 150 people
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Doyle Township, MIAn outdoors townSchoolcraft County · 605 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.

Seney TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors76.7% conserved land338 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Seney Township →
Doyle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors69.6% conserved land73 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Doyle 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.

Trails4.6×
Seney Township has more miles of trail
Seney Township 337.5 miDoyle Township 73.2 mi
Size4×
Doyle Township is the bigger place
Doyle Township 605Seney Township 150
Median age11.4 yrs
Seney Township skews older
Seney Township 61.6Doyle Township 50.2
Seasonal homes+20.3 pts
Seney Township has more second homes
Seney Township 69.4%Doyle Township 49.1%
Property tax bill+22%
Tax bills are bigger in Seney Township
Seney Township $1,652Doyle Township $1,349
Bachelor’s degree++10.7 pts
More adults in Doyle Township have a degree
Doyle Township 16.7%Seney Township 6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Seney Township

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.

Seney Township$1,360/mo
Typical home $228K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →
Doyle Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $198K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Seney Township and Doyle 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

Seney Township and Doyle Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Seney TownshipDoyle TownshipSeney TownshipDoyle Township
Seney Township ↔ Doyle Township16 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Seney TownshipDoyle Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Seney TownshipDoyle Township
Trails338 mi73 mi
Conserved land76.7%69.6%
Archive photos4—
Community
Seney TownshipDoyle 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.

Seney TownshipDoyle Township
People
Population 150Lowest 605Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -9.8% MI: +2%
Median age 61.6±1.7Highest 53% above MI 50.2±7.3Lowest 25% above MI
Kids under 18 9.3%±17Lowest MI: 21.2% 26.9%±5.8Highest MI: 21.2%
Doyle Township and Seney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.7%±17.1Highest MI: 18.6% 30.6%±3.3Lowest MI: 18.6%
Seney Township and Doyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6%Lowest MI: 32.4% 16.7%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±7.6Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.6%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1%
Doyle Township and Seney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,882±$1kLowest 26% below MI $62,632±$8kHighest 14% below MI
Doyle Township and Seney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $187,500±$53kLowest 19% below MI $198,400±$24kHighest 14% below MI
Doyle Township and Seney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,652Highest 43% below MI $1,349Lowest 54% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 75%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Seney Township and Doyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26%Highest MI: 13.2% 22.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 94.7%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 15 yrs newer than MI 1979Lowest 7 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 23% above MI 33 minHighest 36% above MI
Work from home 8.6%±10.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 11.9%±9.6Highest MI: 13.5%
Doyle Township and Seney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Lowest 0.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Manistique (23%)Manistique (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in Doyle TownshipFew work in Seney Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 76.7%Highest 69.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 337.5 miHighest 73.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.4Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Seney Township

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Burt Township296 people · $165K homes
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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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