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Tilden Township vs Ely Township

Next-door neighbors in Marquette County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.5× in Ely Township) and property tax bill (+63% in Ely Township).

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Tilden Township, MIA small town of 1,124Marquette County · 1,124 people
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Ely Township, MIA small town of 1,843Marquette County · 1,843 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.

Tilden TownshipA small town of 1,124
Quiet strengthsTilden Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tilden Township →
Ely TownshipA small town of 1,843
Quiet strengthsEly Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ely 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.

Jobs per worker4.5×
Ely Township is more of a job hub
Ely Township 0.18Tilden Township 0.04
Property tax bill+63%
Tax bills are bigger in Ely Township
Ely Township $1,496Tilden Township $918
Household income+48%
Households in Ely Township earn more
Ely Township $100,104Tilden Township $67,596
Trails3×
Ely Township has more miles of trail
Ely Township 102.1 miTilden Township 34.3 mi
Average commute8 min
Tilden Township has the shorter commute
Ely Township 31 minTilden Township 23 min
Growth since 2010+5.9 pts
Tilden Township has grown faster since 2010
Tilden Township +3.2%Ely Township -2.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Ely Township

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.

Tilden Township$820/mo
Typical home $143K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,225/mo · Housing →
Ely Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Ely Township and Tilden 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.

Life in each

Tilden Township gets 79 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
Tilden TownshipEly Township
Snow a year197″118″
January low7°F2°F
July high76°F78°F
Growing season (days)129d96d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th26th
Outdoors & history
Tilden TownshipEly Township
Trails34 mi102 mi
Conserved land9.3%5.6%
National Register places—1
Community
Tilden TownshipEly 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.

Where they are

Tilden Township and Ely Township share a border

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

Tilden TownshipEly TownshipTilden TownshipEly Township
Tilden Township ↔ Ely Township7.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
14 Tilden Township residents work in Ely Township (3.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Tilden 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.

Health
C+Tilden TownshipHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns C+Ely TownshipHealthier than 42% of 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.

Tilden TownshipEly Township
People
Population 1,124Lowest 1,843Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.2%Highest MI: +2% -2.7%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 47±8.4Highest 17% above MI 39.7±5.2Lowest about the MI average
Tilden Township and Ely Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.6%±5.5Highest MI: 21.2% 17.6%±2.1Lowest MI: 21.2%
Tilden Township and Ely Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.2%±6.2Highest MI: 18.6% 19.5%±3.8Lowest MI: 18.6%
Tilden Township and Ely Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.1%Highest MI: 32.4% 19.7%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±2.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 5.9%±2.9Highest MI: 6.1%
Ely Township and Tilden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,596±$15kLowest 7% below MI $100,104±$13kHighest 37% above MI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $142,500±$47kLowest 38% below MI $196,300±$19kHighest 15% below MI
Ely Township and Tilden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,225±$173 9% above MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $918Lowest 68% below MI $1,496Highest 48% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.5%±67.7Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±81.5Lowest MI: 50.4%
Tilden Township and Ely Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.2%Highest MI: 13.2% 5%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.5%Lowest MI: 73.2% 96.1%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs newer than MI 1973Lowest 1 yr newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 7% below MI 31 minHighest 26% above MI
Work from home 4.4%±2.5Highest MI: 13.5% 2.8%±1.2Lowest MI: 13.5%
Tilden Township and Ely Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ishpeming (31%)Ishpeming (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Ely TownshipFew work in Tilden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.3%Highest 5.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 34.3 miLowest 102.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3 1.3
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Tilden Township

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Richmond Township724 people · $103K homes
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Ishpeming6,181 people · $112K homes
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Forsyth Township6,249 people · $169K homes
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Ishpeming Township3,416 people · $206K homes

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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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