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St. Ignace vs Moran Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (116.4× in St. Ignace) and trails (45.5× in Moran Township).

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St. Ignace, MIA colonial town, settled 1671Michigan · 2,463 people
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Moran Township, MIAn outdoors townMackinac County · 998 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.

St. IgnaceA colonial town, settled 1671
HistorySettled in 16711 place on the National Register Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about St. Ignace →
Moran TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.3% conserved land237 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 28%of MI districts Housing$219K typical home18% below the MI typical home All about Moran 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 grid116.4×
St. Ignace has the more walkable street grid
St. Ignace 58.2Moran Township 0.5
Trails45.5×
Moran Township has more miles of trail
Moran Township 236.7 miSt. Ignace 5.2 mi
Home values+74%
Homes cost more in Moran Township
Moran Township $230,300St. Ignace $132,200
Conserved land+34.1 pts
Moran Township has more conserved land
Moran Township 41.3%St. Ignace 7.2%
Seasonal homes+29.8 pts
Moran Township has more second homes
Moran Township 37.7%St. Ignace 7.9%
Rent+41%
Rent runs higher in Moran Township
Moran Township $855St. Ignace $607
★ What stands out · 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
BSt. IgnaceBetter than 58% of districts in the state CMoran TownshipBetter than 28% of districts in the state
Health
DSt. IgnaceHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns –Moran TownshipNot graded
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in St. Ignace

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.

St. Ignace$1,650/mo
Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.74% · or rent about $607/mo · Housing →
Moran Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $855/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,500 a year, between St. Ignace and Moran 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

St. Ignace and Moran Township share a border

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

St. IgnaceMoran TownshipSt. IgnaceMoran Township
St. Ignace ↔ Moran Township15 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
75 Moran Township residents work in St. Ignace (23.2% of its workers)
48 St. Ignace residents work in Moran Township (6.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Moran Township →
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
St. IgnaceMoran Township
Snow a year81″81″
January low7°F7°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)130d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)1st4th
Outdoors & history
St. IgnaceMoran Township
Trails5 mi237 mi
Conserved land7.2%41.3%
Settled1671—
National Register places14
Community
St. IgnaceMoran Township
Library hours a week42 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.

St. IgnaceMoran Township
People
Population 2,463Highest 998Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6%Lowest MI: +2% +3.5%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 48.8±3.3Lowest 21% above MI 53.4±6.3Highest 33% above MI
Moran Township and St. Ignace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.8%±2.7Lowest MI: 21.2% 14.3%±4.1Highest MI: 21.2%
Moran Township and St. Ignace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.3%±2.9Lowest MI: 18.6% 34.4%±3.7Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 27.8%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1Lowest MI: 6.1% 6.6%±4.2Highest MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,663±$9kLowest 11% below MI $68,059±$8kHighest 7% below MI
Moran Township and St. Ignace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $132,200±$37kLowest 43% below MI $230,300±$51kHighest about the MI average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $607±$53Lowest 46% below MI $855±$11Highest 24% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,306Highest 21% below MI $1,685Lowest 42% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.2%±11.5Lowest MI: 50.4% 52.5%±41.4Highest MI: 50.4%
Moran Township and St. Ignace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 24.6%Highest MI: 13.2% 9%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.5%Lowest MI: 73.2% 79.8%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 7 yrs older than MI 1987Highest 15 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 29% above MI 20 minLowest 16% below MI
Work from home 7.1%±3.6Highest MI: 13.5% 3.7%±3.1Lowest MI: 13.5%
St. Ignace and Moran Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 35.2%Highest 8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.27Highest 0.97Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sault Ste. Marie (8%)St. Ignace (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Moran Township23% work in St. Ignace
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.2%Lowest 41.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miLowest 236.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.2Highest 0.5Lowest
Schools
School district —St. Ignace Area Schools · Moran Township School District
High school in town —LaSalle High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.3
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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