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Walker Township vs Byron

175 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (61× in Byron) and trails (18.1× in Walker Township).

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Walker Township, MIAn outdoors townCheboygan County · 496 people
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Byron, MIA history townMichigan · 617 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.

Walker TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors50.3% conserved land43 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Work220 jobsbased in Walker Township, a regional job hub All about Walker Township →
ByronA history town
HistorySettled in 182410 archive photos, postcards and papers Outdoors22.4% conserved land2.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Byron →
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 grid61×
Byron has the more walkable street grid
Byron 30.5Walker Township 0.5
Trails18.1×
Walker Township has more miles of trail
Walker Township 43.4 miByron 2.4 mi
Conserved land+27.9 pts
Walker Township has more conserved land
Walker Township 50.3%Byron 22.4%
Jobs per worker2.5×
Walker Township is more of a job hub
Walker Township 2.16Byron 0.85
Average commute11 min
Walker Township has the shorter commute
Byron 39 minWalker Township 29 min
Typical home built23 yrs
Byron’s homes are older
Walker Township 1975Byron 1952
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Byron

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.

Walker Township$1,160/mo
Typical home $202K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $719/mo · Housing →
Byron$1,800/mo
Typical home $301K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $980/mo · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,700 a year, between Byron and Walker 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

Walker Township gets 35 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
Walker TownshipByron
Snow a year87″52″
January low12°F16°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)135d155d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th34th
Outdoors & history
Walker TownshipByron
Trails43 mi2 mi
Conserved land50.3%22.4%
Settled—1824
Archive photos—10
Famous people born here—1
Community
Walker TownshipByron
Library hours a week—22 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.

Where they are

175 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Walker TownshipCheboygan CountyByronMI
Walker Township ↔ Byron175 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.

Walker TownshipByron
People
Population 496Lowest 617Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -6.2% MI: +2%
Median age 36.6±6.1Lowest 9% below MI 37.5±6.7Highest 7% below MI
Byron and Walker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.2%±8.1Highest MI: 21.2% 24.1%±5.4Lowest MI: 21.2%
Walker Township and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.3%±3.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 17%±4.8Highest MI: 18.6%
Byron and Walker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.8%Lowest MI: 32.4% 18.1%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.1Lowest MI: 6.1% 5.7%±4.7Highest MI: 6.1%
Byron and Walker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,833±$33kHighest 4% above MI $58,958±$17kLowest 19% below MI
Walker Township and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $202,100±$58kHighest 13% below MI $165,400±$29kLowest 29% below MI
Walker Township and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $719±$16Lowest 36% below MI $980±$319Highest 13% below MI
Byron and Walker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,233Lowest 58% below MI $1,476Highest 49% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±74.9Lowest MI: 50.4% 53.1%±40Highest MI: 50.4%
Byron and Walker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.9%Lowest MI: 13.2% 12.4%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 84.5%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 3 yrs newer than MI 1952Lowest 20 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 18% above MI 39 minHighest 62% above MI
Work from home 5.6%±3.9Lowest MI: 13.5% 10.1%±5.5Highest MI: 13.5%
Byron and Walker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 5.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.16Highest 0.85Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mentor Township (10%)Burns Township (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ByronFew work in Walker Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 50.3%Highest 22.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 43.4 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miLowest 3.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 30.5Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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