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Wilber Township vs Plainfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Iosco County. The biggest differences: street grid (2.7× in Plainfield Township) and size (4.6× in Plainfield Township).

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Wilber Township, MIAn outdoors townIosco County · 732 people
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Plainfield Township, MIAn outdoors townIosco County · 3,353 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.

Wilber TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.3% conserved land164 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Wilber Township →
Plainfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#11 most conserved land in MI128 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Plainfield 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.

Street grid2.7×
Plainfield Township has the more walkable street grid
Plainfield Township 3.0Wilber Township 1.1
Size4.6×
Plainfield Township is the bigger place
Plainfield Township 3,353Wilber Township 732
Growth since 2010+10.6 pts
Wilber Township has grown faster since 2010
Wilber Township -1.2%Plainfield Township -11.8%
Conserved land+17.8 pts
Wilber Township has more conserved land
Wilber Township 62.3%Plainfield Township 44.5%
Seasonal homes+15.5 pts
Plainfield Township has more second homes
Plainfield Township 53.4%Wilber Township 37.9%
Work in town+12.6 pts
More of Plainfield Township’s workers stay in town
Plainfield Township 12.6%Wilber Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Wilber Township and Plainfield Township share a border

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

Wilber TownshipPlainfield TownshipWilber TownshipPlainfield Township
Wilber Township ↔ Plainfield Township13 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
7 Wilber Township residents work in Plainfield Township (3.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wilber Township →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Wilber Township$1,010/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $1,333/mo · Housing →
Plainfield Township$1,040/mo
Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $830/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
–Wilber TownshipNot graded C+Plainfield TownshipBetter than 41% of districts in the state
Health
–Wilber TownshipNot graded DPlainfield TownshipHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
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
Wilber TownshipPlainfield Township
Snow a year49″41″
January low13°F9°F
July high80°F79°F
Growing season (days)148d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)7th5th
Outdoors & history
Wilber TownshipPlainfield Township
Trails164 mi128 mi
Conserved land62.3%44.5%
Community
Wilber TownshipPlainfield Township
Library hours a week—35 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.

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.

Wilber TownshipPlainfield Township
People
Population 732Lowest 3,353Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2%Highest MI: +2% -11.8%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 58±4Lowest 44% above MI 59.9±3.2Highest 49% above MI
Plainfield Township and Wilber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.2%±4.2Lowest MI: 21.2% 14.5%±4Highest MI: 21.2%
Plainfield Township and Wilber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.5%±4.2Lowest MI: 18.6% 38.6%±5.3Highest MI: 18.6%
Plainfield Township and Wilber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.7%Highest MI: 32.4% 18.4%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1% 0.6%±0.7Lowest MI: 6.1%
Wilber Township and Plainfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,667±$6kHighest 9% below MI $52,035±$10kLowest 29% below MI
Wilber Township and Plainfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,900±$10kLowest 27% below MI $174,300±$22kHighest 25% below MI
Plainfield Township and Wilber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,333±$397Highest 18% above MI $830±$254Lowest 26% below MI
Wilber Township and Plainfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,489Lowest 49% below MI $1,524Highest 48% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 62.3%±18.4Highest MI: 50.4%
Plainfield Township and Wilber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.2%Lowest MI: 13.2% 16.1%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.9%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 6 yrs newer than MI 1972Lowest same as MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 6% above MI 30 minHighest 24% above MI
Work from home 6.6%±4.8Lowest MI: 13.5% 12.4%±4.6Highest MI: 13.5%
Plainfield Township and Wilber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 12.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miLowest 38.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Au Sable Township (12%)Tawas City (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Plainfield TownshipFew work in Wilber Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.3%Highest 44.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 164.4 miHighest 127.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.3 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 3.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#360 of 493 in MI
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Wilber Township

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Oscoda Township7,176 people · $123K homes
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Baldwin Township1,871 people · $181K homes
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Au Sable Township2,298 people · $116K homes
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Tawas Township1,536 people · $159K homes

Towns like Wilber Township

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Forester Township970 people · $192K homes
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Pleasanton Township794 people · $233K homes
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Bates Township927 people · $163K homes
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Krakow Township788 people · $237K homes

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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