Algansee TownshipMI
A town of 2,047, settled in 1845.
Is Algansee Township a good place to live?
Algansee Township’s best subject grade is a B+ for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Algansee Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only one of the 702 Michigan towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Algansee Township. On the outdoors, just 17 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Algansee Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Algansee Township for work
Where Algansee Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Algansee Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Algansee Township is from typical.
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Moving to Algansee Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Algansee Township, and how to reach them.
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 Algansee Township.
Health in Algansee Township trails 75% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Algansee Township who say their health is fair or poor: 22%. Two figures for adults locally: 18% smoke cigarettes, 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Algansee Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Algansee Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.4% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Algansee Township has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Since 2011, Algansee Township has lost 21 jobs, to 42 in 2021. The top destinations are Coldwater (25%), Quincy Township (9%) and Coldwater Township (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Algansee Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Algansee Township: inland flooding
Expected losses in Algansee Township break down as 43% from inland flooding and 20% from tornadoes. Algansee Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 22 of 100, close to Michigan’s towns (25 of 100) and below U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Algansee Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MDNR Boating Access Site | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Algansee Township. Close and well known come first.
30 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
35 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum31 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
14 mi GardenSlayton Arboretum
15 mi MuseumE.O. Grosvenor HousePhoto credits
American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Slayton Arboretum: Brother Atticus, CC0 · E.O. Grosvenor House: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Everything we know about Algansee Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Algansee Township
About 2 of every 100 Algansee Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Algansee Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Algansee Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,033 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,063 ft
Algansee Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Algansee Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algansee Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C− |
| Ovid Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C− |
| Quincy Township | #397 | B− | B+ | — | B | C |
| Reading Township | — | — | B | — | B− | D |
| California Township | — | — | B | — | B | D |
Algansee Township, Ovid Township, Reading Township and California Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Algansee Township, Ovid Township, Quincy Township, Reading Township and California Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Algansee Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Algansee Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Algansee Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.