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Tilden Township vs Ishpeming

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (28.2× in Ishpeming) and jobs per worker (28.3× in Ishpeming).

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Tilden Township, MIA small town of 1,124Marquette County · 1,124 people
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Ishpeming, MIAn outdoors townMichigan · 6,181 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 →
IshpemingAn outdoors town
Outdoors#1 most trails in MI70 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Housing$202K typical home24% below the MI typical home SchoolsBetter than 62%of MI districts All about Ishpeming →
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 grid28.2×
Ishpeming has the more walkable street grid
Ishpeming 36.6Tilden Township 1.3
Jobs per worker28.3×
Ishpeming is more of a job hub
Ishpeming 1.13Tilden Township 0.04
Property tax bill+84%
Tax bills are bigger in Ishpeming
Ishpeming $1,689Tilden Township $918
Rent+67%
Rent runs higher in Tilden Township
Tilden Township $1,225Ishpeming $733
Size5.5×
Ishpeming is the bigger place
Ishpeming 6,181Tilden Township 1,124
Median age12.2 yrs
Tilden Township skews older
Tilden Township 47Ishpeming 34.8
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Ishpeming

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 →
Ishpeming$1,310/mo
Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $733/mo · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Ishpeming 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.

Where they are

Tilden Township and Ishpeming share a border

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

Tilden TownshipIshpemingTilden TownshipIshpeming
Tilden Township ↔ Ishpeming7.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
120 Tilden Township residents work in Ishpeming (30.8% 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.

Safety
–Tilden TownshipNot graded BIshpemingSafer than 59% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Tilden TownshipNot graded BIshpemingBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
C+Tilden TownshipHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns CIshpemingHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns
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
Tilden TownshipIshpeming
Snow a year197″197″
January low7°F7°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)129d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th28th
Outdoors & history
Tilden TownshipIshpeming
Trails34 mi70 mi
Conserved land9.3%1.7%
National Register places—6
Archive photos—18
Famous people born here—13
Community
Tilden TownshipIshpeming
Library hours a week—42 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.

Tilden TownshipIshpeming
People
Population 1,124Lowest 6,181Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.2%Highest MI: +2% -5.1%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 47±8.4Highest 17% above MI 34.8±2.4Lowest 13% below MI
Kids under 18 20.6%±5.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 24.8%±3.9Highest MI: 21.2%
Ishpeming and Tilden 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% 17.2%±2.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Tilden Township and Ishpeming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 27%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±2.7Highest MI: 6.1% 4.2%±2.2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Tilden Township and Ishpeming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,596±$15kHighest 7% below MI $52,754±$5kLowest 28% below MI
Tilden Township and Ishpeming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $142,500±$47kHighest 38% below MI $111,900±$8kLowest 52% below MI
Tilden Township and Ishpeming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,225±$173Highest 9% above MI $733±$76Lowest 35% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $918Lowest 68% below MI $1,689Highest 42% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.5%±67.7Lowest MI: 50.4% 52.7%±14.4Highest MI: 50.4%
Ishpeming and Tilden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.2%Lowest MI: 13.2% 18.7%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 69.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs newer than MI 1941Lowest 31 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 7% below MI 19 minLowest 22% below MI
Work from home 4.4%±2.5Lowest MI: 13.5% 7.5%±2.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Ishpeming and Tilden 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 24.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 1.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ishpeming (31%)Marquette (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 31% work in IshpemingFew work in Tilden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.3%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 34.3 miLowest 69.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 7.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 36.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#281 of 493 in MI
School district —Ishpeming Public School District No. 1
High school in town —Ishpeming High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.7
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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