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Slagle Township vs Meade Township

137 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (88× in Slagle Township) and conserved land (+54.2 pts in Slagle Township).

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Slagle Township, MIAn outdoors townWexford County · 521 people
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Meade Township, MIA small town of 561Huron County · 561 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.

Slagle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors55.3% conserved land53 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Slagle Township →
Meade TownshipA small town of 561
Quiet strengthsMeade Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Meade 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.

Trails88×
Slagle Township has more miles of trail
Slagle Township 52.8 miMeade Township 0.6 mi
Conserved land+54.2 pts
Slagle Township has more conserved land
Slagle Township 55.3%Meade Township 1.1%
Average commute23 min
Meade Township has the shorter commute
Slagle Township 41 minMeade Township 19 min
Seasonal homes+19.9 pts
Slagle Township has more second homes
Slagle Township 29.5%Meade Township 9.6%
Typical home built13 yrs
Meade Township’s homes are older
Slagle Township 1984Meade Township 1971
Growth since 2010+4.3 pts
Slagle Township has grown faster since 2010
Slagle Township +1.2%Meade Township -3.1%
★ What stands out · Life in each

Slagle Township gets 45 more inches of snow a year

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
Slagle TownshipMeade Township
Snow a year93″47″
January low—16°F
July high—77°F
Growing season (days)—173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th43rd
Outdoors & history
Slagle TownshipMeade Township
Trails53 mi—
Conserved land55.3%—
Community
Slagle TownshipMeade 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.

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.

Slagle Township$880/mo
Typical home $147K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,088/mo · Housing →
Meade Township$830/mo
Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $700 a year, between Slagle Township and Meade 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

137 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Slagle TownshipWexford CountyMeade TownshipHuron County
Slagle Township ↔ Meade Township137 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.

Slagle TownshipMeade Township
People
Population 521Lowest 561Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.2%Highest MI: +2% -3.1%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 52.5±8.5Highest 31% above MI 52.1±9Lowest 30% above MI
Slagle Township and Meade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18%±3.7Highest MI: 21.2% 17.5%±5.7Lowest MI: 21.2%
Slagle Township and Meade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.3%±3.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 29.6%±7.6Highest MI: 18.6%
Meade Township and Slagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.1%Highest MI: 32.4% 19.6%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.8 MI: 6.1% 2.5%±1.6 MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,583±$19kLowest 32% below MI $73,571±$19kHighest about the MI average
Meade Township and Slagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $147,300±$36kHighest 36% below MI $137,500±$47kLowest 41% below MI
Slagle Township and Meade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,088±$86Highest 4% below MI $850±$198Lowest 25% below MI
Slagle Township and Meade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,333Highest 54% below MI $1,298Lowest 55% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.7%±43.8Highest MI: 50.4% 33.3%±52.4Lowest MI: 50.4%
Slagle Township and Meade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.8%Highest MI: 13.2% 8.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.8%Lowest MI: 73.2% 87.3%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 12 yrs newer than MI 1971Lowest 1 yr older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 71% above MI 19 minLowest 23% below MI
Work from home 17.8%±9.8Highest MI: 13.5% 7.9%±6.8Lowest MI: 13.5%
Slagle Township and Meade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cadillac (18%)Winsor Township (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Meade TownshipFew work in Slagle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 55.3%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 52.8 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 1.0Lowest
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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