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Strool-Plateau Township vs Athol Township 208 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (47 yrs in Strool-Plateau Township) and street grid (2.3× in Athol Township).
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.
Strool-Plateau Township A small town of 46
Quiet strengths Strool-Plateau Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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.
Where they are 208 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Strool-Plateau Township ↔ Athol Township 208 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
46 Highest 34 Lowest
Median age
32.5 ±36.2 Highest 14% below SD 27.5 ±22.3 Lowest 28% below SD
Kids under 18
37% ±52.6 Lowest SD: 24.2% 44.1% ±65.9 Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
4.3% ±72.3 Lowest SD: 18% 14.7% ±94.2 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
17.4% Highest SD: 31.9% 15.8% Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±30.7 SD: 5% 0% ±41.6 SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
— $80,625 ±$79k 7% above SD
Below poverty line
0% Lowest SD: 11.9% 26.5% Highest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1985 Highest 5 yrs newer than SD
Work from home
58.3% ±59.5 Highest SD: 9.7% 57.1% ±55.5 Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
43.8 mi Highest 39.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.06 Highest 0.05 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Lemmon (32%) Redfield (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Athol Township Few work in Strool-Plateau Township
Conserved landshare of the town
9.8% Lowest 23% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
8.6 mi Lowest 19.0 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.1 mi Lowest 0.4 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.4 Lowest 0.9 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Bordering Strool-Plateau Township Towns like Strool-Plateau Township 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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