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%

Wolverine$1,230/mo

Typical home $194K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · Housing →

Emmett$980/mo

Typical home $146K (Census) · tax rate 1.81% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Wolverine and Emmett.

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

Wolverine gets 37 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

WolverineEmmett

Snow a year84″47″

January low8°F 16°F

July high80°F 83°F

Growing season (days)95d 170d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 35th

Outdoors & history

WolverineEmmett

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land2.9%—

Archive photos7 —

Community

WolverineEmmett

Library hours a week35 hrs —

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

182 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WolverineMI EmmettMI

Wolverine ↔ Emmett182 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

WolverineEmmett

People

Population 265Highest 207Lowest

Median age 36.1±11.1Highest 10% below MI 31.2±19.1Lowest 22% below MI

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

Kids under 18 29.4%±7.6Highest MI: 21.2% 12.1%±11.2Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 12.8%±9.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 14%±6.6Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.4%Highest MI: 32.4% 9.3%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±2.4Highest MI: 6.1% 1%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $67,500±$26kLowest 7% below MI $120,074±$80kHighest 65% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $89,000±$44kLowest 62% below MI $145,800±$84kHighest 37% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,000±$211 11% below MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,214Lowest 58% below MI $2,633Highest 9% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 50%±100Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 34.1%Highest MI: 13.2% 1.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.7%Highest MI: 73.2% 94.6%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1961Highest 11 yrs older than MI 1938Lowest 34 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 22% above MI 35 minHighest 44% above MI

Work from home 6%±3.8Highest MI: 13.5% 2.1%±2.9Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 0.61Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Gaylord (9%)Clinton Township (6%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EmmettFew work in Wolverine

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 mi 0.3 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 40.4Highest 12.7Lowest

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.

Wolverine vs Emmett

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Wolverine

Wolverine gets 37 more inches of snow a year

182 miles apart

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