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Wisner Township vs Meade Township

35 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Wisner Township) and average commute (21 min in Meade Township).

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Wisner Township, MIA small town of 592Tuscola County · 592 people

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Meade Township, MIA small town of 561Huron County · 561 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.

Wisner TownshipA small town of 592

Quiet strengthsWisner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Wisner Township →

Meade TownshipA small town of 561

Quiet strengthsMeade Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Meade 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.

Wisner Township has more miles of trail

Wisner Township 4.8 miMeade Township 0.6 mi

Average commute21 min

Meade Township has the shorter commute

Wisner Township 40 minMeade Township 19 min

Street grid2.9×

Wisner Township has the more walkable street grid

Wisner Township 2.9Meade Township 1.0

Property tax bill+36%

Tax bills are bigger in Wisner Township

Wisner Township $1,765Meade Township $1,298

Growth since 2010+9.4 pts

Meade Township has grown faster since 2010

Meade Township -3.1%Wisner Township -12.5%

Jobs per worker+58%

Meade Township is more of a job hub

Meade Township 0.19Wisner Township 0.12

★ What stands out · 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.

Down paymentRate%

Wisner Township$840/mo

Typical home $133K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $767/mo · Housing →

Meade Township$830/mo

Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $850/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.

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

Wisner TownshipMeade Township

Snow a year42″47″

January low15°F 16°F

July high82°F 77°F

Growing season (days)154d 173d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st 43rd

Outdoors & history

Wisner TownshipMeade Township

Trails5 mi —

Conserved land9%—

Settled1861 —

Community

Wisner TownshipMeade 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

35 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wisner TownshipTuscola County Meade TownshipHuron County

Wisner Township ↔ Meade Township35 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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Wisner TownshipMeade Township

People

Population 592Highest 561Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.5%Lowest MI: +2% -3.1%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 53.1±3.4Highest 32% above MI 52.1±9Lowest 30% above MI

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

Kids under 18 15.7%±3.8Lowest MI: 21.2% 17.5%±5.7Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 29.2%±4.9Lowest MI: 18.6% 29.6%±7.6Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 19.6%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±3.1Highest MI: 6.1% 2.5%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,406±$16kLowest 16% below MI $73,571±$19kHighest about the MI average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $132,800±$34kLowest 43% below MI $137,500±$47kHighest 41% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $767±$157Lowest 32% below MI $850±$198Highest 25% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,765Highest 39% below MI $1,298Lowest 55% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.4%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 33.3%±52.4Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 9%Highest MI: 13.2% 8.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 9 yrs older than MI 1971Highest 1 yr older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 64% above MI 19 minLowest 23% below MI

Work from home 11.3%±6.1Highest MI: 13.5% 7.9%±6.8Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 1.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.19Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Caro (7%)Winsor Township (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Meade TownshipFew work in Wisner Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9%Highest 1.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.9Highest 1.0Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Bordering Wisner Township

Akron Township1,475 people · $112K homes

Gilford Township813 people · $167K homes

Hampton Township9,623 people · $183K homes

Towns like Wisner Township

North Allis Township515 people · $151K homes

Maple Ridge Township661 people · $158K homes

Maple Forest Township786 people · $173K homes

Colfax Township738 people · $172K 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.