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Vienna Township vs Rust Township

20 miles apart in Montmorency County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+43.7 pts in Vienna Township) and jobs per worker (3.2× in Rust Township).

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Vienna Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 436 people
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Rust Township, MIA small town of 489Montmorency County · 489 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.

Vienna TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors47.6% conserved land101 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health74% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Vienna Township →
Rust TownshipA small town of 489
Quiet strengthsRust Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rust 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.

Conserved land+43.7 pts
Vienna Township has more conserved land
Vienna Township 47.6%Rust Township 3.9%
Jobs per worker3.2×
Rust Township is more of a job hub
Rust Township 0.16Vienna Township 0.05
Street grid+50%
Vienna Township has the more walkable street grid
Vienna Township 1.2Rust Township 0.8
★ What stands out · 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.

Vienna Township$930/mo
Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →
Rust Township$1,030/mo
Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $763/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Rust Township and Vienna 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.

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
CVienna TownshipHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns –Rust TownshipNot graded
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
Vienna TownshipRust Township
Snow a year84″78″
January low8°F12°F
July high80°F81°F
Growing season (days)95d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd40th
Outdoors & history
Vienna TownshipRust Township
Trails101 mi126 mi
Conserved land47.6%3.9%
Settled1893—
Archive photos52
Community
Vienna TownshipRust 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

20 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Vienna TownshipRust TownshipVienna TownshipRust Township
Vienna Township ↔ Rust Township20 miles apart · Same county
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.

Vienna TownshipRust Township
People
Population 436Lowest 489Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.9%Lowest MI: +2% -7.5%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 58.3±4.3Highest 45% above MI 56.1±6Lowest 40% above MI
Vienna Township and Rust Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.7%±7.7Lowest MI: 21.2% 17.6%±8.7Highest MI: 21.2%
Rust Township and Vienna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.2%±5.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 35.6%±2.8Highest MI: 18.6%
Rust Township and Vienna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.9%Highest MI: 32.4% 14.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±3.4Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.5%±2.3Highest MI: 6.1%
Rust Township and Vienna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,625±$5kLowest 36% below MI $49,313±$3kHighest 32% below MI
Rust Township and Vienna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,800±$47kLowest 33% below MI $173,500±$29kHighest 25% below MI
Rust Township and Vienna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $763±$180 32% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,354Lowest 53% below MI $1,388Highest 52% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±84.6Lowest MI: 50.4% 60%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Rust Township and Vienna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.3%Lowest MI: 13.2% 22.5%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.1%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 12% above MI 30 minHighest 22% above MI
Work from home 10.4%±6.2Highest MI: 13.5% 8.1%±9.1Lowest MI: 13.5%
Vienna Township and Rust Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.16Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Albert Township (15%)Hillman Township (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rust TownshipFew work in Vienna Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 47.6%Highest 3.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 100.6 miLowest 126.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 16Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 0.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #256 of 493 in MI—
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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