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.

Down paymentRate%

Waldron$920/mo

Typical home $150K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

Kinde$1,030/mo

Typical home $157K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Kinde and Waldron.

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

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

WaldronKinde

Snow a year33″47″

January low—16°F

July high—77°F

Growing season (days)—173d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st 29th

Outdoors & history

WaldronKinde

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—0.7%

Archive photos6 5

Famous people born here1 —

Community

WaldronKinde

Library hours a week37 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

169 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WaldronMI KindeMI

Waldron ↔ Kinde169 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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

WaldronKinde

People

Population 603Highest 414Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.1% MI: +2% —

Median age 39.2±7.5Lowest about the MI average 39.6±13.7Highest about the MI average

Kinde and Waldron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.7%±5.1Lowest MI: 21.2% 24.9%±13.6Highest MI: 21.2%

Kinde and Waldron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.9%±4Lowest MI: 18.6% 16.7%±7.1Highest MI: 18.6%

Kinde and Waldron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.5%Highest MI: 32.4% 2.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.3%±1.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 1.7%±2.9Highest MI: 6.1%

Kinde and Waldron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $52,750±$17kHighest 28% below MI $49,886±$6kLowest 32% below MI

Waldron and Kinde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $83,700±$10kLowest 64% below MI $94,800±$5kHighest 59% below MI

Kinde and Waldron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$186Highest 25% below MI $725±$419Lowest 36% below MI

Waldron and Kinde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $918Lowest 68% below MI $1,488Highest 49% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.6%±23Lowest MI: 50.4% 58.3%±6.3Highest MI: 50.4%

Kinde and Waldron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 8.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 10.7%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.1%Lowest MI: 73.2% 74.6%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 34 yrs older than MI 1958Highest 14 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 6% above MI 20 minLowest 18% below MI

Work from home 1.9%±3.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 4.9%±3.5Highest MI: 13.5%

Kinde and Waldron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 0.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.41Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Hillsdale (8%)Bad Axe (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KindeFew work in Waldron

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.1Highest 18.6Lowest

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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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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.

Waldron vs Kinde

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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