Banks TownshipMI
A town of 1,666. 2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Trash & recyclingIs Banks Township a good place to live?
The best of Banks Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and an A+ for civic life. Banks Township’s July high is 78°F, where Michigan’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. A typical home costs about $249K, 3.5 years of the county’s $72K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve, at 3,439 acres. On civic life, just 35 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do better. Banks Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Banks Township stand out
Where Banks Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer Christian School | PK–8 | 22 |
| Ellsworth Community School | PK–12 | 228 |
89% of working residents leave Banks Township for work
Where Banks Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Banks Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Banks Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Banks Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Banks 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 Banks Township.
Very low risk in Banks Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Banks Township since 2026.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Banks Township’s schools rank ahead of 77% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by Ellsworth Community School. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer Christian School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 22 | – |
| Ellsworth Community SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 228 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Banks Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Banks Township for work: only 11% work in town. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Banks Township, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2011, Banks Township has added 77 jobs, to 286 in 2021.
| Banks Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 6.6% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Residents of Banks Township are healthier than 68% of U.S. towns
Banks Township beats the Michigan average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 29% of adults feel lonely in Banks Township.
| Banks Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Banks Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.6% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Banks Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Banks Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Banks Township’s January low is 15°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Michigan overall
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide). The median age in Banks Township is 48.2 years. Banks Township has grown 5% since 2020, to 1,666 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Banks Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.2 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Banks Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.3% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
| Banks Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Antrim Creek Natural Area | 2.5 mi | 161 |
| 2. Ellsworth Community Park | 0.4 mi | 12 |
| 3. Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve | — | 3,439 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Banks Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Banks Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Banks Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Banks Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Banks Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,588.
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- Area
- 51 sq mi
- Elevation
- 735 ft
Banks Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Banks Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
| South Arm Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Central Lake Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B |
| Marion Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Eastport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Torch Lake Township | — | — | D | — | A− | B+ |
| Norwood Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Banks Township, South Arm Township, Central Lake Township, Marion Township and Torch Lake Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Banks Township, South Arm Township, Central Lake Township, Marion Township and Torch Lake Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Eastport and Norwood Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Banks Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Banks Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Banks Township, MI a good place to live?
2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Banks 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+.