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Watersmeet Township vs Haight Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (54.3× in Watersmeet Township) and property tax bill (+75% in Watersmeet Township).

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Watersmeet Township, MIAn outdoors townGogebic County · 1,041 people

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Haight Township, MIAn outdoors townOntonagon County · 190 people

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.

Watersmeet TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors74.7% conserved land254 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves Work606 jobsbased in Watersmeet Township, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 16%of MI districts All about Watersmeet Township →

Haight TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors67.2% conserved land114 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Haight Township →

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.

Jobs per worker54.3×

Watersmeet Township is more of a job hub

Watersmeet Township 1.63Haight Township 0.03

Property tax bill+75%

Tax bills are bigger in Watersmeet Township

Watersmeet Township $2,793Haight Township $1,600

Watersmeet Township is the bigger place

Watersmeet Township 1,041Haight Township 190

Work in town+27.2 pts

More of Watersmeet Township’s workers stay in town

Watersmeet Township 27.2%Haight Township 0%

Watersmeet Township has more miles of trail

Watersmeet Township 253.5 miHaight Township 114.4 mi

Street grid+80%

Watersmeet Township has the more walkable street grid

Watersmeet Township 0.9Haight Township 0.5

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $800 more a month in Watersmeet 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.

Down paymentRate%

Watersmeet Township$1,830/mo

Typical home $299K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $425/mo · Housing →

Haight Township$1,020/mo

Typical home $170K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $406/mo · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,600 a year, between Watersmeet Township and Haight 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

Haight Township gets 54 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

Watersmeet TownshipHaight Township

Snow a year126″180″

January low—3°F

July high—78°F

Growing season (days)—123d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th 23rd

Outdoors & history

Watersmeet TownshipHaight Township

Trails254 mi 114 mi

Conserved land74.7%67.2%

Settled1884 —

National Register places1 —

Community

Watersmeet TownshipHaight Township

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

Watersmeet Township and Haight Township share a border

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

Watersmeet TownshipHaight Township

Watersmeet Township ↔ Haight Township11 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

11 Haight Township residents work in Watersmeet Township (15.3% of its workers)

Work & commute in Haight 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.

Schools

C−Watersmeet TownshipBetter than 16% of districts in the state –Haight TownshipNot graded

Health

C+Watersmeet TownshipHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns –Haight TownshipNot graded

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

Watersmeet TownshipHaight Township

People

Population 1,041Highest 190Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.8% MI: +2% —

Median age 61.2±3.6Lowest 52% above MI 62.2±5.1Highest 55% above MI

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

Kids under 18 14%±4.1Highest MI: 21.2% 12.6%±10Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 45.2%±4.2Highest MI: 18.6% 41.1%±9.5Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.6%Highest MI: 32.4% 14.6%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±1.9Highest MI: 6.1% 0.5%±5.9Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,708±$17kHighest about the MI average $50,893±$12kLowest 30% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $264,800±$78kHighest 14% above MI $170,000±$42kLowest 27% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $425±$170Highest 62% below MI $406±$135Lowest 64% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,793Highest 4% below MI $1,600Lowest 45% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.9%±77.5Lowest MI: 50.4% 44.4%±100Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 7.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 6.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 86%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 6 yrs newer than MI 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 8% below MI 22 minLowest 11% below MI

Work from home 14.6%±9.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 20.3%±9Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 27.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.3 miHighest 37.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.63Highest 0.03Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Ironwood (8%)Watersmeet Township (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Haight Township15% work in Watersmeet Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 74.7%Highest 67.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 253.5 miHighest 114.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 1.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 8Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.5Lowest

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

Deciding?

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Bordering Watersmeet Township

Land O'Lakes, WI856 people · $283K homes

Marenisco Township514 people · $188K homes

Phelps, WI1,364 people · $240K homes

Stambaugh Township1,223 people · $188K homes

Towns like Watersmeet Township

Lake Township1,188 people · $299K homes

Drummond Township1,155 people · $273K homes

Montmorency Township1,282 people · $214K homes

Secord Township984 people · $219K homes

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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.