A rural township in one of the fastest growing counties in northern Michigan was selected as a prototype for changes in small rural communities experiencing rapid population growth due to inmigration. In 1973, 180 permanent residents and 58 seasonal homeowners in Hayes Township completed questionnaires covering household composition; family income/employment; patterns of seasonal residence; housing (type, age, size, financing expenditures); home improvement investments; housing conditions of seasonal homes; residential mobility of permanent residents; satisfaction with housing, neighborhood, and community; community contact/participation; and impacts of immigration on attitudes and values of residents. Only 10.5% of permanent residents surveyed were born in the county; they were younger than the rest of the sample, and had more formal education, higher incomes, and a more rural background than the immigrants. Half of the household heads surveyed were of retirement age, requiring a different mix of community services; they found it harder to pay taxes to support needed services. Two-thirds of permanent residents had made major improvements in their homes since purchasing them, much of this by converting seasonal homes to permanent homes. Attitudes and policy preferences of natives, immigrants, and seasonal residents did not suggest that immigration drastically changed the community's value and attitude mix. (MH).