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Webber Township vs Peacock Township

Next-door neighbors in Lake County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.1× in Webber Township) and street grid (3× in Webber Township).

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Webber Township, MIAn outdoors townLake County · 2,458 people
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Peacock Township, MIAn outdoors townLake County · 418 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.

Webber TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors50.4% conserved land42 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Webber Township →
Peacock TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors65.8% conserved land77 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Peacock 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 worker7.1×
Webber Township is more of a job hub
Webber Township 1.28Peacock Township 0.18
Street grid3×
Webber Township has the more walkable street grid
Webber Township 7.7Peacock Township 2.6
Size5.9×
Webber Township is the bigger place
Webber Township 2,458Peacock Township 418
Seasonal homes+32.6 pts
Peacock Township has more second homes
Peacock Township 70.2%Webber Township 37.6%
Median age15.3 yrs
Peacock Township skews older
Peacock Township 62.4Webber Township 47.1
Homeowners+28.9 pts renters
Webber Township has more renters
Peacock Township 93.9%Webber Township 65%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Peacock 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.

Webber Township$670/mo
Typical home $109K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $643/mo · Housing →
Peacock Township$880/mo
Typical home $144K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $1,025/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Peacock Township and Webber 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

Webber Township and Peacock Township share a border

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

Webber TownshipPeacock TownshipWebber TownshipPeacock Township
Webber Township ↔ Peacock Township4.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
5 Peacock Township residents work in Webber Township (4.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Peacock 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.

Health
DWebber TownshipHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns –Peacock 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
Webber TownshipPeacock Township
Snow a year120″120″
January low12°F12°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)119d119d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Webber TownshipPeacock Township
Trails42 mi77 mi
Conserved land50.4%65.8%
National Register places1—
Community
Webber TownshipPeacock 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.

Webber TownshipPeacock Township
People
Population 2,458Highest 418Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +40.3% MI: +2% —
Median age 47.1±3.6Lowest 17% above MI 62.4±1.9Highest 55% above MI
Kids under 18 17.9%±4.3Highest MI: 21.2% 12%±6.3Lowest MI: 21.2%
Webber Township and Peacock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.9%±4.2Lowest MI: 18.6% 41.1%±12.6Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.9%Lowest MI: 32.4% 8.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.1%±0.5Highest MI: 6.1% 0%±3.7Lowest MI: 6.1%
Webber Township and Peacock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,286±$11kLowest 36% below MI $52,679±$21kHighest 28% below MI
Peacock Township and Webber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $108,500±$17kLowest 53% below MI $144,200±$36kHighest 38% below MI
Peacock Township and Webber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $643±$189Lowest 43% below MI $1,025±$791Highest 9% below MI
Peacock Township and Webber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,273Lowest 56% below MI $1,470Highest 49% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 67%±48.2Highest MI: 50.4% 37.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Webber Township and Peacock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 27.5%Highest MI: 13.2% 15.1%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65%Lowest MI: 73.2% 93.9%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 12% above MI 38 minHighest 57% above MI
Work from home 19%±18.9Highest MI: 13.5% 12.9%±11.2Lowest MI: 13.5%
Webber Township and Peacock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.2%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 60.3 miHighest 31.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.28Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pleasant Plains Township (8%)Cadillac (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Peacock Township4% work in Webber Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 50.4%Lowest 65.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 41.5 miLowest 77.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.7Highest 2.6Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Webber Township

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Sweetwater Township201 people · $165K homes
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Pleasant Plains Township1,986 people · $104K homes
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Cherry Valley Township463 people · $117K homes
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Sauble Township404 people · $215K 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.

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