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Warner Township vs Jordan Township

Next-door neighbors in Antrim County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.3× in Warner Township) and trails (2× in Warner Township).

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Warner Township, MIA small town of 334Antrim County · 334 people
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Jordan Township, MIA small town of 907Antrim County · 907 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.

Warner TownshipA small town of 334
Quiet strengthsWarner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Warner Township →
Jordan TownshipA small town of 907
Quiet strengthsJordan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jordan 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.

Jobs per worker3.3×
Warner Township is more of a job hub
Warner Township 0.39Jordan Township 0.12
Trails2×
Warner Township has more miles of trail
Warner Township 52.5 miJordan Township 26.3 mi
Size2.7×
Jordan Township is the bigger place
Jordan Township 907Warner Township 334
Street grid+44%
Jordan Township has the more walkable street grid
Jordan Township 1.3Warner Township 0.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Jordan 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.

Warner Township$820/mo
Typical home $131K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · Housing →
Jordan Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $206K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Jordan Township and Warner 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

Warner Township and Jordan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Warner TownshipJordan TownshipWarner TownshipJordan Township
Warner Township ↔ Jordan Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Warner TownshipJordan Township
Snow a year112″112″
January low14°F14°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)7th7th
Outdoors & history
Warner TownshipJordan Township
Trails53 mi26 mi
Conserved land6.9%0.8%
Community
Warner TownshipJordan 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.

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.

Warner TownshipJordan Township
People
Population 334Lowest 907Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -10.6% MI: +2%
Median age 48.7±2 21% above MI 48.7±4.2 21% above MI
Kids under 18 11.7%±3.3Lowest MI: 21.2% 13.3%±2.6Highest MI: 21.2%
Jordan Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.3%±8.1Lowest MI: 18.6% 21.6%±5.7Highest MI: 18.6%
Jordan Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 18.7%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±2Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.9%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1%
Jordan Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,469±$11kHighest 4% above MI $63,000±$15kLowest 14% below MI
Warner Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,300±$49kLowest 43% below MI $205,900±$36kHighest 11% below MI
Jordan Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $838±$447 26% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,561Highest 46% below MI $1,489Lowest 49% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 40%±60.6Lowest MI: 50.4%
Warner Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.5%Highest MI: 13.2% 6.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.6%Highest MI: 73.2% 88.9%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI 1982Highest 10 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 5% above MI 28 minHighest 15% above MI
Work from home 10.2%±7.3Highest MI: 13.5% 9.4%±3.9Lowest MI: 13.5%
Warner Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town East Jordan (8%)East Jordan (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jordan TownshipFew work in Warner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.9%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 52.5 miHighest 26.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.3Highest
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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