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.

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 →

Slagle Township$880/mo

Typical home $147K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,088/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.

Where they are

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wisner TownshipTuscola County Slagle TownshipWexford County

Wisner Township ↔ Slagle Township116 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Wisner TownshipSlagle Township

People

Population 592Highest 521Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.5%Lowest MI: +2% +1.2%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 53.1±3.4Highest 32% above MI 52.5±8.5Lowest 31% above MI

Wisner Township and Slagle 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% 18%±3.7Highest MI: 21.2%

Slagle 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%±4.9Highest MI: 18.6% 26.3%±3.7Lowest MI: 18.6%

Wisner Township and Slagle 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%Lowest MI: 32.4% 23.1%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±3.1Highest MI: 6.1% 2.5%±1.8Lowest MI: 6.1%

Wisner Township and Slagle 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±$16kHighest 16% below MI $49,583±$19kLowest 32% below MI

Wisner Township and Slagle 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 $147,300±$36kHighest 36% below MI

Slagle 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 $1,088±$86Highest 4% below MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,765Highest 39% below MI $1,333Lowest 54% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.4%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 56.7%±43.8Highest MI: 50.4%

Slagle 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%Lowest MI: 13.2% 23.8%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 83.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 9 yrs older than MI 1984Highest 12 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 40 minLowest 64% above MI 41 minHighest 71% above MI

Work from home 11.3%±6.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 17.8%±9.8Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.20Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Caro (7%)Cadillac (18%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9%Lowest 55.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miLowest 52.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.9Highest 1.1Lowest

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.

Wisner Township vs Slagle Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Slagle Township gets 51 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

116 miles apart

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