Belvidere TownshipMI
A town of 2,224, settled in 1867.
Is Belvidere Township a good place to live?
Belvidere Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On cost of living, just 49 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. The median household income is $60K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 56 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Edmore State Game Area, at 553 acres. Belvidere Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Belvidere Township stand out
Where Belvidere Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Belvidere Township for work
Where Belvidere Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Belvidere Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Belvidere Township is from typical.
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Moving to Belvidere Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Belvidere Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Belvidere Township.
Health in Belvidere Township trails 85% of U.S. towns
Belvidere Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Belvidere Township, above both Michigan’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 42% of adults have obesity in Belvidere Township.
| Belvidere Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Belvidere Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.9% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very low risk in Belvidere Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Belvidere Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Belvidere Township for work: only 1% work in town. At 33 minutes, Belvidere Township’s average trip to work is above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2011, Belvidere Township has lost 28 jobs, to 155 in 2021.
| Belvidere Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Belvidere Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Belvidere Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Belvidere Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Belvidere Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Edmore State Game Area | — | 553 |
| 2. First Lake Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Lake Montcalm Public Access | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Belvidere Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Belvidere Township
About 4 of every 100 Belvidere Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Belvidere Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Belvidere Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,135.
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- Established
- 1867
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 915 ft
Belvidere Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Belvidere Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C− |
| Home Township | #454 | C+ | A+ | — | C | D |
| Cato Township | #430 | B− | A | — | B | C− |
| Douglass Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Millbrook Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
Belvidere Township, Douglass Township and Millbrook Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Belvidere Township, Home Township, Cato Township, Douglass Township and Millbrook Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Belvidere Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Belvidere Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Belvidere 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.