Baltimore TownshipMI
A town of 2,000, settled in 1850.
Is Baltimore Township a good place to live?
Baltimore Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 2 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. Baltimore Township's public schools beat 69% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. On cost of living, just 107 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, at 227 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Baltimore Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Baltimore Township stand out
Where Baltimore Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Baltimore Township for work
Where Baltimore Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Baltimore Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Baltimore Township is from typical.
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Moving to Baltimore Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Baltimore 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 Baltimore Township.
Baltimore Township has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For half of commuters, work is under 22 miles away. In Baltimore Township, the typical journey to work is 30 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 1.4% of working residents work locally locally. Between 2011 and 2021, jobs in the town rose by 31, to 75.
| Baltimore Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Baltimore Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Baltimore Township, 61% come from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Baltimore Township’s year
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 68 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Baltimore Township is less healthy than 53% of U.S. towns
In Baltimore Township, 16% of adults smoke cigarettes, near the Michigan town median (15%) and above the median of U.S. towns (14%). Against the Michigan average, Baltimore Township comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. For adults locally, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 27%.
| Baltimore Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Baltimore Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Baltimore Township
Walkers can cover 3.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Baltimore Township: 3, covering 231 acres.
| Baltimore Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pierce Cedar Creek Institute | 1.6 mi | 227 |
| 2. Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center | — | 3 |
| 3. Clear Lake Boating Access Site | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
North Country Trail and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baltimore Township. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
36 mi MuseumGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
28 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
34 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
12 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year35 mi TheatreAcrisure AmphitheaterPhoto credits
North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Baltimore Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Baltimore Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Baltimore Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Baltimore Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Baltimore Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,947. Baltimore Township was established in 1849.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 978 ft
Baltimore Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Baltimore Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | B− |
| Hastings Township | #229 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | B− |
| Hope Township | #131 | A− | A | — | B | B− |
| Maple Grove Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
| Johnstown Township | #355 | B− | B+ | — | B | C |
Baltimore Township and Maple Grove Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Baltimore Township, Hastings Township, Hope Township, Maple Grove Township and Johnstown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Baltimore Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Baltimore Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Baltimore 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.