Assyria TownshipMI
A town of 2,048, settled in 1842.
Is Assyria Township a good place to live?
The best of Assyria Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 5 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Assyria Township's schools rank behind 72% of the state's. The biggest park or preserve is Bailey Nature Preserve, at 154 acres. Assyria Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Assyria Township for work
Where Assyria Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Assyria Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Assyria Township is from typical.
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Moving to Assyria Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Assyria 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 Assyria Township.
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Assyria Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Assyria Township for work: only 1% work in town. At 32 minutes, Assyria Township’s average trip to work is above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 12% of Assyria Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Assyria Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Assyria Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Assyria Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Assyria Township trails 64% of U.S. towns
Assyria Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 28% of Assyria Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, against 27% in Michigan’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 39% of adults have obesity in Assyria Township.
| Assyria Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Assyria Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.2% | 15.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Assyria Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Assyria Township since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bailey Nature Preserve | 0.4 mi | 154 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
North Country Trail and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Assyria Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
28 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
37 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
16 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
16 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic16 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park ZooPhoto credits
North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Assyria Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Assyria Township
About 3 of every 100 Assyria Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Assyria Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Assyria Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,992. The unincorporated community of Assyria Center is located on M-66 at the corner of Tasker Road.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 928 ft
Assyria Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Assyria Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assyria Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C+ |
| Johnstown Township | #355 | B− | B+ | — | B | C |
| Maple Grove Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
| Bellevue Township | #481 | C+ | A− | — | C | C+ |
Assyria Township and Maple Grove Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Assyria Township, Johnstown Township, Maple Grove Township and Bellevue Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Assyria Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Assyria Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Assyria Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.