Amboy Township, Michigan hall, 2022
Amboy Township’s story
171 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2022 and 4 maps from 1914 on.
- 1855Amboy Township is settled
Amboy TownshipMI
Population
1,176
2025 Census estimate · −0.3% since 2020
Median home value
$238K
Census ACS
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
60.6
years
Jobs based here
73
A commuter town
Is Amboy Township a good place to live?
The best of Amboy Township’s subject grades is a B for civic life; the weakest is a D− for health. 36% of residents are 65 or older in Amboy Township, above both Michigan’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 25 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on health. Amboy Township's public schools trail 68% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. Only 78 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Sarah Jane's Nature Sanctuary, at 166 acres. Amboy Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Amboy Township stand out
Where Amboy Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
0historic places
History
Settled in 1855
A long history
A history going back 171 years.
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better11 too close to call21 worse
| Widest gap | Amboy Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 13.6% | 8.1% |
Worth knowing · HealthD−
Less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
Small town
1,176 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Woodbridge TownshipBridgewater TownshipMadison TownshipCamden TownshipWright TownshipAmboy Township
How Amboy Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Amboy Township is from typical.
HealthCommunity Hospitals and Wellness Centers 8.8 miles awayD−Open →Jobs & income$61K median household incomeC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 31% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →SchoolsCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 3.8% of households have no car; 3.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $238K, 3.7 years of the Hillsdale area’s $64K median household incomeBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 1% conserved landDOpen →HistoryC+Open →Civic life2.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Amboy Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Amboy Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Amboy Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCamden-Frontier School DistrictWaldron Area Schools2 districts serve Amboy Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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.govWho runs elections hereAmboy Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2021
ZIP codes49232, 4928849232 92% · 49288 8%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 Amboy Township.
HealthD−
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Amboy Township than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
23% of Amboy Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Michigan town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 34% of adults get no exercise outside work in Amboy Township. Amboy Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
5%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
| Amboy Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 27% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better11 too close to call21 worse
| What stands out | Amboy Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 13.6% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 23.4% | 14.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.3% | 10.2% |
Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers
8.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Most of Amboy Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Amboy Township for work: only 2% work in town. Amboy Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Amboy Township grew to 73 in 2021, 46 more than in 2011.
2%work in town
| Amboy Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 14% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Amboy Township2%
Hillsdale7%
Ann Arbor4%
Holiday City4%
Pioneer4%
25 mi
median commute distance
73
jobs based in Amboy Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Amboy Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
31risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Amboy Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Amboy Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
33″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–34°
Spring37–58°
Summer59–81°
Fall41–61°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsD
0.9% of Amboy Township is conserved land
1.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Amboy Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0.9%conserved
| Amboy Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
0.9%
conserved · 170 of 19,484 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sarah Jane's Nature Sanctuary | — | 166 |
| 2. Lake Diane Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Amboy Township
18pages on Amboy Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Amboy Township; the nearest are
Hillsdale CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hillsdale15.1 mi$33,189 tuitionNorthwest State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Archbold, OH24.2 mi$4,698 in-state tuitionPurdue University Fort WayneUniversity or college · Public · Fort Wayne, IN49 mi$9,532 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Amboy Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Amboy Township for work
Where Amboy Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
73jobs based in Amboy Township
2%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
About Amboy Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Amboy Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,064 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 948 ft
Questions about Amboy Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Amboy 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.