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Springville Township vs Slagle 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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Springville Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsWexford County · 1,559 people
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Slagle Township, MIAn outdoors townWexford County · 521 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.

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 →
Slagle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors55.3% conserved land53 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Slagle 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.

Springville Township$800/mo
Typical home $132K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,115/mo · Housing →
Slagle Township$880/mo
Typical home $147K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,088/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

Springville Township and Slagle Township share a border

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

Springville TownshipSlagle TownshipSpringville TownshipSlagle Township
Springville Township ↔ Slagle 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
BSpringville TownshipBetter than 56% of districts in the state –Slagle TownshipNot graded
Health
C−Springville TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns –Slagle TownshipNot 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
Springville TownshipSlagle Township
Snow a year93″93″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th8th
Outdoors & history
Springville TownshipSlagle Township
Trails56 mi53 mi
Conserved land31.9%55.3%
Archive photos4—
Community
Springville TownshipSlagle Township
Library hours a week43 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.

Springville TownshipSlagle Township
People
Population 1,559Highest 521Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.9%Lowest MI: +2% +1.2%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 40.5±4.1Lowest about the MI average 52.5±8.5Highest 31% above MI
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 25%±3.9Highest MI: 21.2% 18%±3.7Lowest 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+ 16.5%±2.1Lowest MI: 18.6% 26.3%±3.7Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.4%Lowest MI: 32.4% 23.1%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.5%±1.8Highest 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 $46,875±$10kLowest 36% below MI $49,583±$19kHighest 32% 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 $131,500±$11kLowest 43% below MI $147,300±$36kHighest 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.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,115±$126Highest about the MI average $1,088±$86Lowest 4% below MI
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 $1,291Lowest 56% below MI $1,333Highest 54% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.7%±36.5Lowest MI: 50.4% 56.7%±43.8Highest 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 24.8%Highest MI: 13.2% 23.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 83.8%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 9 yrs newer than MI 1984Highest 12 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 32% above MI 41 minHighest 71% above MI
Work from home 2.9%±1.9Lowest MI: 13.5% 17.8%±9.8Highest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 5%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.60Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Traverse City (14%)Cadillac (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Slagle Township3% work in Springville Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 31.9%Lowest 55.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 56.0 miHighest 52.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.4Highest 1.1Lowest
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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