Beaver Creek TownshipMI
A town of 1,628. 88% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Beaver Creek Township a good place to live?
The best of Beaver Creek Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 120 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on incomes. Beaver Creek Township’s trail density is 2.8 miles per square mile, above both Michigan’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Only 24 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on history. The biggest place to walk is North Higgins Lake State Park, 443 acres with 3.9 miles of trail. Beaver Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Beaver Creek Township stand out
Where Beaver Creek Township beats most towns.
Beaver Creek Township has shrunk 6% since 2010
1,736 counted in 2010 and 1,515 in 2020; an estimated 1,628 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Beaver Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Beaver Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Beaver Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beaver Creek 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 Beaver Creek Township.
Health in Beaver Creek Township trails 71% of U.S. towns
Beaver Creek Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 42% of Beaver Creek Township adults have high blood pressure, above both the Michigan town median (36%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 15% of adults have diabetes in Beaver Creek Township.
| Beaver Creek Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Beaver Creek Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.5% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Beaver Creek Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Beaver Creek Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Beaver Creek Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Beaver Creek Township is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Beaver Creek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Beaver Creek Township for work: only 8% work in town. 18% of Beaver Creek Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2011, Beaver Creek Township has added 287 jobs, to 340 in 2021.
| Beaver Creek Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Beaver Creek Township has set aside 2.8% of its land for conservation
198 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Au Sable State Forest - Grayling Unit | 172.8 mi | 28,888 |
| 2. North Higgins Lake State Park | 3.9 mi | 443 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Beaver Creek Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Beaver Creek Township
About 2 of every 100 Beaver Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Beaver Creek Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Beaver Creek Township is a civil township of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,515. The township borders the northern coast of Higgins Lake and includes North Higgins Lake State Park. Interstate 75 passes through the township, and the northern terminus of U.S. Route 127 is at Interstate 75 within the township.
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- Area
- 72 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,207 ft
Beaver Creek Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Beaver Creek Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C |
| Garfield Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C− |
| South Branch Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
| Lyon Township | — | — | C | — | B | C+ |
| Gerrish Township | #448 | C+ | C+ | B+ | B | C+ |
| Grayling Township | #502 | C+ | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
Beaver Creek Township, Garfield Township, South Branch Township and Lyon Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Beaver Creek Township, Garfield Township, South Branch Township, Lyon Township and Grayling Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Beaver Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Beaver Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beaver Creek Township, MI a good place to live?
88% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Beaver Creek Township, MI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $154,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.