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Slagle Township vs Springville Township

Next-door neighbors in Wexford County. The biggest differences: street grid (4× in Springville Township) and jobs per worker (3× in Springville Township).

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Slagle Township, MIAn outdoors townWexford County · 521 people
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Springville Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsWexford County · 1,559 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 →
Springville TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors31.9% conserved land56 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Springville 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.

Street grid4×
Springville Township has the more walkable street grid
Springville Township 4.4Slagle Township 1.1
Jobs per worker3×
Springville Township is more of a job hub
Springville Township 0.60Slagle Township 0.20
Work from home+14.9 pts
More people work from home in Slagle Township
Slagle Township 17.8%Springville Township 2.9%
Conserved land+23.4 pts
Slagle Township has more conserved land
Slagle Township 55.3%Springville Township 31.9%
Average commute9 min
Springville Township has the shorter commute
Slagle Township 41 minSpringville Township 32 min
Size3×
Springville Township is the bigger place
Springville Township 1,559Slagle Township 521
★ What stands out · 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 →
Springville Township$800/mo
Typical home $132K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,115/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Slagle Township and Springville 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

Slagle Township and Springville Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Slagle TownshipSpringville TownshipSlagle TownshipSpringville Township
Slagle Township ↔ Springville Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
5 Slagle Township residents work in Springville Township (3.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Slagle Township →
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
–Slagle TownshipNot graded BSpringville TownshipBetter than 56% of districts in the state
Health
–Slagle TownshipNot graded C−Springville TownshipHealthier than 16% 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
Slagle TownshipSpringville Township
Snow a year93″93″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th8th
Outdoors & history
Slagle TownshipSpringville Township
Trails53 mi56 mi
Conserved land55.3%31.9%
Archive photos—4
Community
Slagle TownshipSpringville Township
Library hours a week—43 hrs
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.

Slagle TownshipSpringville Township
People
Population 521Lowest 1,559Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.2%Highest MI: +2% -0.9%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 52.5±8.5Highest 31% above MI 40.5±4.1Lowest about the MI average
Slagle Township and Springville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18%±3.7Lowest MI: 21.2% 25%±3.9Highest MI: 21.2%
Springville Township and Slagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.3%±3.7Highest MI: 18.6% 16.5%±2.1Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.1%Highest MI: 32.4% 14.4%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.8Highest MI: 6.1% 2.3%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1%
Slagle Township and Springville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,583±$19kHighest 32% below MI $46,875±$10kLowest 36% below MI
Slagle Township and Springville 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 $131,500±$11kLowest 43% below MI
Slagle Township and Springville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,088±$86Lowest 4% below MI $1,115±$126Highest about the MI average
Springville Township and Slagle 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 $1,291Lowest 56% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.7%±43.8Highest MI: 50.4% 55.7%±36.5Lowest MI: 50.4%
Slagle Township and Springville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 24.8%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 82.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 12 yrs newer than MI 1981Lowest 9 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 71% above MI 32 minLowest 32% above MI
Work from home 17.8%±9.8Highest MI: 13.5% 2.9%±1.9Lowest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 0.60Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cadillac (18%)Traverse City (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Springville TownshipFew work in Slagle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 55.3%Highest 31.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 52.8 miLowest 56.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 4.4Highest
Schools
School district —Mesick Consolidated Schools
High school in town —Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.4
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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