Bagley TownshipMI
A town of 6,104.
Is Bagley Township a good place to live?
Bagley Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $234K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 230th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. On the plus side, its public schools beat 77% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. On hazard risk, just 71 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord Unit, 1,577 acres with 3 miles of trail. Only 114 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on history.
What makes Bagley Township stand out
Where Bagley Township beats most towns.
95% of working residents leave Bagley Township for work
Where Bagley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Bagley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Bagley Township is from typical.
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Moving to Bagley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bagley Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bagley Township.
Bagley Township has a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and has commutes shorter than most of Michigan, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
Bagley Township has set aside 2.9% of its land for conservation
22 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Bagley Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Bagley Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord Unit | 3 mi | 1,577 |
| 2. Otsego Lake County Park | — | 29 |
| 3. Hutchins Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Very low risk in Bagley Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Bagley Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
The average commute for its 2,282 working residents takes 18.2 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Bagley Township for work: only 5% work in town. Bagley Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Bagley Township grew to 895 in 2021, 206 more than in 2011.
| Bagley Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Bagley Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Gaylord weather station, 5 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 125 days, shorter than in 95% of U.S. towns. The Gaylord weather station, 5 miles away, records that 140 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 99% of U.S. towns.
Bagley Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Bagley Township is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 22% of residents are 65 or older in Bagley Township. Bagley Township has grown 4% since 2020, to 6,104 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Bagley Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.6 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Bagley Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.1% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.1% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
On CDC estimates, Bagley Township is less healthy than 55% of U.S. towns
The nearest emergency room, Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital, is 21.1 miles away in a straight line.
Bagley Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of Bagley Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Bagley Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bagley Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Bagley Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bagley Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Bagley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Bagley Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Bagley Township is a civil township of Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,867 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,306 ft
Bagley Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Bagley Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagley Township | #230 | B+ | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Gaylord | #554 | C | C | D | A− | C |
| Otsego Lake Township | #352 | B | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Chester Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Hayes Township | #477 | C+ | B− | — | A− | C+ |
| Livingston Township | #174 | A− | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
Chester Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bagley Township, Otsego Lake Township, Chester Township, Hayes Township and Livingston Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bagley Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Bagley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bagley Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Bagley Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #230 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Bagley 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 B+.