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Sigel Township vs Pewamo

116 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (20.2× in Pewamo) and rent (+28% in Sigel Township).

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Sigel Township, MIA small town of 391Huron County · 391 people
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Pewamo, MIA small town of 439Michigan · 439 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.

Sigel TownshipA small town of 391
Quiet strengthsSigel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sigel Township →
PewamoA small town of 439
Quiet strengthsPewamo doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pewamo →
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.

Street grid20.2×
Pewamo has the more walkable street grid
Pewamo 26.2Sigel Township 1.3
Rent+28%
Rent runs higher in Sigel Township
Sigel Township $1,225Pewamo $960
Conserved land+11.2 pts
Sigel Township has more conserved land
Sigel Township 12.4%Pewamo 1.2%
Average commute4 min
Sigel Township has the shorter commute
Pewamo 24 minSigel Township 20 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $410 more a month in Pewamo

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.

Sigel Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $200K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,225/mo · Housing →
Pewamo$1,610/mo
Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $960/mo · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $4,900 a year, between Pewamo and Sigel 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
BSigel TownshipBetter than 61% of districts in the state –PewamoNot 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
Sigel TownshipPewamo
Snow a year47″54″
January low16°F16°F
July high77°F81°F
Growing season (days)173d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd45th
Outdoors & history
Sigel TownshipPewamo
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land12.4%1.2%
National Register places1—
Community
Sigel TownshipPewamo
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.

Where they are

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sigel TownshipHuron CountyPewamoMI
Sigel Township ↔ Pewamo116 miles apart
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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.

Sigel TownshipPewamo
People
Population 391Lowest 439Highest
Median age 39.1±6.4Highest about the MI average 37.9±6.5Lowest 6% below MI
Sigel Township and Pewamo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.6%±3Lowest MI: 21.2% 27.6%±3.6Highest MI: 21.2%
Pewamo and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.1%±3.6Lowest MI: 18.6% 19.8%±2Highest MI: 18.6%
Pewamo and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21%Highest MI: 32.4% 18.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±4.1Highest MI: 6.1% 3%±3.2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Sigel Township and Pewamo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,833±$9kLowest about the MI average $72,500±$12kHighest about the MI average
Pewamo and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $200,000±$69kHighest 14% below MI $189,400±$16kLowest 18% below MI
Sigel Township and Pewamo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,225±$135Highest 9% above MI $960±$108Lowest 15% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,856Lowest 36% below MI $1,897Highest 35% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.5%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 38.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Sigel Township and Pewamo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest MI: 13.2% 6.6%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Highest MI: 73.2% 88.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 1 yr older than MI 1967Lowest 5 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 19% below MI 24 minHighest about the MI average
Work from home 6.9%±3.7Lowest MI: 13.5% 19.2%±10.6Highest MI: 13.5%
Pewamo and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.31Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bad Axe (16%)Ionia (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PewamoFew work in Sigel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.4%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 26.2Highest
Schools
School district Sigel Township S/D #3F · Sigel Township S/D #4F—
High school in town None in town—
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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