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Slagle Township vs Wisner Township

116 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11× in Slagle Township) and conserved land (+46.3 pts in Slagle Township).

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Slagle Township, MIAn outdoors townWexford County · 521 people
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Wisner Township, MIA small town of 592Tuscola County · 592 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 →
Wisner TownshipA small town of 592
Quiet strengthsWisner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wisner 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.

Trails11×
Slagle Township has more miles of trail
Slagle Township 52.8 miWisner Township 4.8 mi
Conserved land+46.3 pts
Slagle Township has more conserved land
Slagle Township 55.3%Wisner Township 9%
Street grid2.6×
Wisner Township has the more walkable street grid
Wisner Township 2.9Slagle Township 1.1
Rent+42%
Rent runs higher in Slagle Township
Slagle Township $1,088Wisner Township $767
Growth since 2010+13.7 pts
Slagle Township has grown faster since 2010
Slagle Township +1.2%Wisner Township -12.5%
Seasonal homes+19.4 pts
Slagle Township has more second homes
Slagle Township 29.5%Wisner Township 10.1%
★ What stands out · Life in each

Slagle Township gets 51 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 TownshipWisner Township
Snow a year93″42″
January low—15°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—154d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th31st
Outdoors & history
Slagle TownshipWisner Township
Trails53 mi5 mi
Conserved land55.3%9%
Settled—1861
Community
Slagle TownshipWisner 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 →
Wisner Township$840/mo
Typical home $133K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $767/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.

Where they are

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Slagle TownshipWexford CountyWisner TownshipTuscola County
Slagle Township ↔ Wisner Township116 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 TownshipWisner Township
People
Population 521Lowest 592Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.2%Highest MI: +2% -12.5%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 52.5±8.5Lowest 31% above MI 53.1±3.4Highest 32% above MI
Wisner Township and Slagle 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% 15.7%±3.8Lowest MI: 21.2%
Slagle Township and Wisner 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% 29.2%±4.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Wisner 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% 21.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.8Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.7%±3.1Highest MI: 6.1%
Wisner Township and Slagle 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±$19kLowest 32% below MI $61,406±$16kHighest 16% below MI
Wisner 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 $132,800±$34kLowest 43% below MI
Slagle Township and Wisner 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 $767±$157Lowest 32% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,333Lowest 54% below MI $1,765Highest 39% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.7%±43.8Highest MI: 50.4% 21.4%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Slagle Township and Wisner 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% 9%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.8%Lowest MI: 73.2% 90.8%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 12 yrs newer than MI 1963Lowest 9 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 71% above MI 40 minLowest 64% above MI
Work from home 17.8%±9.8Highest MI: 13.5% 11.3%±6.1Lowest MI: 13.5%
Slagle Township and Wisner 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 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cadillac (18%)Caro (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wisner TownshipFew work in Slagle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 55.3%Highest 9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 52.8 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 2.9Highest
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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