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Michigan›Saginaw County

Albee TownshipMI

A town of 2,023.

Is Albee Township a good place to live?

The best of Albee Township’s subject grades is a B+ for schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in Albee Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Albee Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Albee Township for work

Where Albee Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Saginaw Saginaw 9% 7% → Chesaning Township Chesaning Township 7% 5% → Flint Flint 5% 4% → Saginaw Township Saginaw Township 4% 3% → Hazelton Township Hazelton Township 3% 3% → Maple Grove Township Maple Grove Township 3% Albee Township · 2% stay
77jobs based in Albee Township
2%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

How Albee Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Albee Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Albee Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Albee Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterParkwood2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers67% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Albee Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsChesaning Union SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereAlbee Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48417, 48457, 48655, 4861648417 54% · 48457 27% · 48655 12% · 48616 7%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Albee Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Albee Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Albee Township for work: only 2% work in town. Albee Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2011, Albee Township has added 43 jobs, to 77 in 2021.

2%work in town
Albee TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$61,000$77,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town1.8%5.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Albee Township2%
Saginaw9%
Chesaning Township7%
Flint5%
Saginaw Township4%
18 mi
median commute distance
77
jobs based in Albee Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

HealthC

Health in Albee Township trails 73% of U.S. towns

Albee Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Albee Township.

27%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Albee TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%27%23%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%25%25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%36%35%
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outAlbee TownshipMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.6%10.2%
More adults with COPD9.8%8.1%
More adults in frequent physical distress16.1%14%
Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw
11 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Albee Township

Albee Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–33°
Spring36–57°
Summer59–81°
Fall41–61°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC+

1% of Albee Township is conserved land

12 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

1%conserved
Albee TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Conserved land1%4.4%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.3 miles per square mile0.30.4
1%
conserved · 223 of 22,983 acres
12 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−

Albee Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Albee Township.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 1996
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Albee Township

17pages on Albee Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Albee Township; the nearest are

About Albee Township

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Albee Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the township population was 2,046. Albee Township was established in 1863.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
584 ft

Albee Township’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Albee Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownMI rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Albee Township——B−—B+C
St. Charles Township#341BA−—BC+
Spaulding Township——A—C−D−
Taymouth Township#446C+B+—B−C+
Maple Grove Township#485C+C+—A−C
Montrose Township#435C+B−A−B−C−

Albee Township and Spaulding Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Albee Township, St. Charles Township, Spaulding Township, Taymouth Township and Maple Grove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Albee Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Albee Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Albee Township, MI expensive?

The typical home is worth about $160,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.