Untitled photo, 2006
Beaverton Township’s story
163 years in pictures
Census counts: 418 in 1910, 1,145 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1969 on.
- 1863Beaverton Township is settled
Beaverton TownshipMI
A town of 1,880, settled in 1863.
Population
1,880
2025 Census estimate · +2.8% since 2020
Median home value
$156K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
36.9
years
Jobs based here
150
A commuter town
Is Beaverton Township a good place to live?
The best of Beaverton Township’s subject grades is a B for civic life; the weakest is a C− for health. 11% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Beaverton Township, against 26% in Michigan’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Calhoun Park and Campground, at 39 acres. Beaverton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Beaverton Township stand out
Where Beaverton Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Beaverton Township for work
Where Beaverton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
150jobs based in Beaverton Township
3%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Beaverton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Beaverton Township is from typical.
HealthMymichigan Medical Center Gladwin 9.4 miles awayC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 26% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.6 of 20; 6.6% of households have no car; 2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Jobs & income$68K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsBehind 60% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $156K, 2.8 years of the county’s $55K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2% conserved landB−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life2.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
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 Beaverton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beaverton Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBeaverton water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Beaverton 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 hereBeaverton Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48612, 4861848612 95% · 48618 5%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 Beaverton Township.
HealthC−
Residents of Beaverton Township are less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns
Beaverton Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 42% of Beaverton Township adults have high blood pressure, above both Michigan’s towns (36%) and U.S. towns (35%). 17% of Beaverton Township adults report frequent physical distress.
19%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Beaverton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Beaverton Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.2% | 10.2% |
Mymichigan Medical Center Gladwin
9.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Beaverton Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Beaverton Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2011, Beaverton Township has lost 57 jobs, to 150 in 2021. The average trip to work in Beaverton Township is 28 minutes.
3%work in town
| Beaverton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Beaverton Township3%
Midland17%
Gladwin8%
Beaverton8%
Warren Township6%
22 mi
median commute distance
150
jobs based in Beaverton Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Beaverton Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
26risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Beaverton Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Beaverton Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
49″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–32°
Spring34–56°
Summer56–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsB−
Conserved land covers 1.8% of Beaverton Township
11 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
1.8%conserved
| Beaverton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1.8%
conserved · 411 of 22,471 acres
11 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beaverton School Nature Area #1 | 1.5 mi | 42 |
| 2. Calhoun Park and Campground | — | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Beaverton Township
18pages on Beaverton Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Beaverton Township
About 2 of every 100 Beaverton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Beaverton Township
City in Michigan, United States
Beaverton is a city in Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,145 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered by Beaverton Township on the west, but the two are administered autonomously.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1863
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 719 ft
- ZIP code
- 48612
- Area code
- 989
Beaverton Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Beaverton Township.
Tobacco TownshipBeavertonSheridan TownshipGrout TownshipWarren TownshipBeaverton Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverton Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C− |
| Tobacco Township | #663 | D | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Beaverton | — | — | B | C | C+ | C− |
| Sheridan Township | — | — | B− | — | B | D |
| Grout Township | — | — | A− | — | B | D |
| Warren Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
Beaverton Township, Beaverton, Sheridan Township, Grout Township and Warren Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Beaverton Township, Tobacco Township, Sheridan Township, Grout Township and Warren Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Beaverton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Beaverton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beaverton Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.