Plat book of Mecosta County, Michigan, 1900
Austin Township’s story
Austin Township in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1900 and a map from 1958 on.
Explore the history →Austin TownshipMI
A town of 1,805.
Population
1,805
2025 Census estimate · +5.2% since 2020
Median home value
$166K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
43.7
years
Jobs based here
99
A commuter town
Is Austin Township a good place to live?
The best of Austin Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and the outdoors; the weakest is a D for incomes. On hazard risk, just 24 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Austin Township, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Austin Township’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, where Michigan’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Austin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Austin Township for work
Where Austin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
99jobs based in Austin Township
1%of working residents work in town
32 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Austin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Austin Township is from typical.
Jobs & income$64K median household incomeDOpen →Hazard riskstrong wind tops the listC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $166K, 2.7 years of the Big Rapids area’s $61K median household incomeA−Open →HealthCorewell Health Big Rapids Hospital 8.3 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsBehind 64% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationC+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 7.7% of households have no car; 3.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors7% conserved landA−Open →HistoryC−Open →Civic life2.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
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 Austin Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Austin Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTullymore Clubhouse and Camelot Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Austin Township’s trash rules yet
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 hereAustin Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49346, 49307, 4934249346 94% · 49307 4% · 49342 2%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 Austin Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Austin Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Austin Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Austin Township grew to 99 in 2021, 76 more than in 2011. The average trip to work in Austin Township is 29 minutes.
1%work in town
| Austin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Austin Township1%
Big Rapids11%
Grand Rapids9%
Morton Township6%
Mecosta Township4%
32 mi
median commute distance
99
jobs based in Austin Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
HealthC
Health in Austin Township trails 69% of U.S. towns
Austin Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 41% of Austin Township adults have high blood pressure.
31%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Austin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
1 better25 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Austin Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8.1% |
Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital
8.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Austin Township stands out in Michigan and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
Austin Township’s FEMA risk score is 70 of 100.
70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Strong windInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Austin Township
Austin Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 14° and about 61 inches of snow falls in a winter.
61″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–31°
Spring32–56°
Summer55–80°
Fall38–59°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
7.4%conserved
7.4%
conserved · 1,686 of 22,734 acres
37 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Austin Township
18pages on Austin Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Austin Township
About 3 of every 100 Austin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Austin Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Austin Township is a civil township of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,715.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,020 ft
Austin Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Austin Township.
Morton TownshipMecosta TownshipCanadian LakesDeerfield TownshipColfax TownshipStanwoodAustin Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Morton Township | #679 | D | C | — | B− | C |
| Mecosta Township | #618 | C− | B | — | C+ | C |
| Canadian Lakes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deerfield Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | D |
| Colfax Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Stanwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Austin Township, Deerfield Township and Colfax Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Austin Township, Morton Township, Mecosta Township, Deerfield Township and Colfax Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Canadian Lakes and Stanwood aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Austin Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Austin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Austin 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−.