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.

Down paymentRate%

Springdale Township$1,000/mo

Typical home $172K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $914/mo · Housing →

Gladwin Township$1,050/mo

Typical home $171K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $850/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.

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

BSpringdale TownshipBetter than 59% of districts in the state B+Gladwin TownshipBetter than 66% of districts in the state

Where they are

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Springdale TownshipManistee County Gladwin TownshipGladwin County

Springdale Township ↔ Gladwin Township84 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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Springdale TownshipGladwin Township

People

Population 794Lowest 938Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.7%Highest MI: +2% +0.2%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 49.1±3.7Lowest 22% above MI 50.4±11.5Highest 25% above MI

Gladwin Township and Springdale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.4%±5.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 20.4%±5.2Highest MI: 21.2%

Gladwin Township and Springdale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 27.7%±2.5Highest MI: 18.6% 24.1%±7.3Lowest MI: 18.6%

Springdale Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.3%Highest MI: 32.4% 19.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.8Highest MI: 6.1% 0.7%±0.8Lowest MI: 6.1%

Springdale Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,295±$9kLowest 27% below MI $58,906±$10kHighest 19% below MI

Gladwin Township and Springdale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $171,600±$21kHighest 26% below MI $171,400±$33kLowest 26% below MI

Springdale Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $914±$115Highest 19% below MI $850±$26Lowest 25% below MI

Springdale Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,223Lowest 58% below MI $1,758Highest 39% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 81.6%±38.3Highest MI: 50.4% 26.1%±76.3Lowest MI: 50.4%

Springdale Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 19.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 18.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87%Highest MI: 73.2% 86.4%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 15 yrs newer than MI 1981Lowest 9 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 min 19% above MI 29 min 19% above MI

Work from home 8%±4.2Highest MI: 13.5% 5.6%±4.4Lowest MI: 13.5%

Springdale Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 1.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.69Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Traverse City (10%)Gladwin (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gladwin TownshipFew work in Springdale Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 36.6 miHighest 3.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.0 2.0

Schools

School district Benzie County Central Schools—

High school in town None in town—

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Springdale Township vs Gladwin Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Springdale Township gets 44 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

Grades and rankings, side by side

84 miles apart

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