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A town of 2,025, settled in 1848.
Au Sable Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life and an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for health. Au Sable Township’s median age is 56 years, above both the Michigan town median (42.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 85 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. 27% of the land in Au Sable Township is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On the outdoors, just 15 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Huron National Forest, 2,954 acres with 22.1 miles of trail. Au Sable Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Au Sable Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Au Sable Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 4,328 in 1890, a low of 61 in 1930, 1,453 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1988 and a map from 1959 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Au Sable 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Au Sable Township.
Au Sable Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Au Sable Township.
| Au Sable Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Au Sable Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Oscoda Area Schools. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Oscoda Area High School, with 488 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 711 | B− |
| Oscoda Area High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 488 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
54 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The trail density in Au Sable Township is 2.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Huron National Forest | 22.1 mi | 2,954 |
| 2. Billy McQuaig Park | 0.6 mi | 42 |
| 3. Au Sable Childrens Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Au Sable Township home is worth about $179,000, up 4.1% in a year, 32% below the Michigan typical home. Au Sable Township’s median rent is $814 a month.
| Au Sable Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $814 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Au Sable Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Au Sable Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 14° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Au Sable Township for work: only 16% work in town. Jobs based in Au Sable Township fell to 819 in 2021, 92 fewer than in 2011. The top destinations are Oscoda Township (15%), Tawas City (6%) and Baldwin Township (3%).
| Au Sable Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Au Sable Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Au Sable Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Au Sable ( aw SAH-bəl) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iosco County, Michigan. The population of the CDP was 1,453 at the 2020 census. The community is located within Au Sable Township at the mouth of the Au Sable River along Lake Huron.
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3 towns share a border with Au Sable Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Au Sable Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | D |
| Oscoda Township | #479 | C+ | B+ | B | B+ | D |
| Wilber Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baldwin Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C |
Au Sable Township and Baldwin Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Au Sable Township and Baldwin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wilber Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Au Sable Township with a neighbor →
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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−.