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Stannard Township vs Interior Township

Next-door neighbors in Ontonagon County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.8× in Stannard Township) and size (2.9× in Stannard Township).

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Stannard Township, MIAn outdoors townOntonagon County · 656 people
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Interior Township, MIAn outdoors townOntonagon County · 226 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.

Stannard TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors56% conserved land81 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Stannard Township →
Interior TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors69.4% conserved land76 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Interior Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker5.8×
Stannard Township is more of a job hub
Stannard Township 0.58Interior Township 0.10
Size2.9×
Stannard Township is the bigger place
Stannard Township 656Interior Township 226
Conserved land+13.4 pts
Interior Township has more conserved land
Interior Township 69.4%Stannard Township 56%
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Stannard Township
Stannard Township $1,470Interior Township $1,211
★ What stands out · Life in each

Stannard Township gets 59 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
Stannard TownshipInterior Township
Snow a year180″121″
January low3°F6°F
July high78°F76°F
Growing season (days)123d123d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd23rd
Outdoors & history
Stannard TownshipInterior Township
Trails81 mi76 mi
Conserved land56%69.4%
Famous people born here—1
Community
Stannard TownshipInterior 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.

Stannard Township$700/mo
Typical home $110K (Census) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $531/mo · Housing →
Interior Township$580/mo
Typical home $92K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Stannard Township and Interior 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

Stannard Township and Interior Township share a border

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

Stannard TownshipInterior TownshipStannard TownshipInterior Township
Stannard Township ↔ Interior Township11 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
10 Interior Township residents work in Stannard Township (13% of its workers)
Work & commute in Interior Township →
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.

Stannard TownshipInterior Township
People
Population 656Highest 226Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -18.4% MI: +2% —
Median age 63.1±3.2 57% above MI 63.1±6.5 57% above MI
Kids under 18 11.6%±4.4Highest MI: 21.2% 4.4%±11.5Lowest MI: 21.2%
Stannard Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 43.3%±6.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 45.6%±1.6Highest MI: 18.6%
Interior Township and Stannard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 14.7%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1% 0%±6.9Lowest MI: 6.1%
Stannard Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,500±$9kHighest 21% below MI $42,500±$18kLowest 42% below MI
Stannard Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $109,800±$8kHighest 53% below MI $92,000±$10kLowest 60% below MI
Stannard Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $531±$397 53% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,470Highest 49% below MI $1,211Lowest 58% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MI: 50.4% 0%±100 MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 8.1%Lowest MI: 13.2% 19.5%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.1%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.7%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 6 yrs older than MI 1976Highest 4 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 32% above MI 29 minLowest 19% above MI
Work from home 14.2%±8.5Highest MI: 13.5% 0%±14.3Lowest MI: 13.5%
Stannard Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.5%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miLowest 39.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watersmeet Township (12%)Watersmeet Township (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Interior Township13% work in Stannard Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 56%Lowest 69.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 81.3 miHighest 75.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.7Highest
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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