Benona TownshipMI
A town of 1,446, settled in 1857.
Is Benona Township a good place to live?
The best of Benona Township’s subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and a B for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 34% of residents are 65 or older in Benona Township, against 19% in Michigan’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Silver Lake State Park, at 385 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Benona Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Benona Township stand out
Where Benona Township beats most towns.
1,446 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Benona Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Benona Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Benona Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Benona 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 Benona Township.
The median age in Benona Township is higher than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
At 57.8 years, Benona Township’s median age is above both the Michigan town median (42.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 14% of Benona Township residents are under 18. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Benona Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Benona Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Residents of Benona Township are less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns
Benona Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 41% of adults have obesity in Benona Township.
| Benona Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Benona Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.7% | 6.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Benona Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Benona Township for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Benona Township is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Muskegon (10%), Shelby Township (8%) and Hart (8%).
| Benona Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Low risk in Benona Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Benona Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Benona Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Benona Township’s July high is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Benona Township has set aside 5.9% of its land for conservation
21 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Benona Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Otto Nature Preserve | 1.5 mi | 81 |
| 2. Silver Lake State Park | 1.1 mi | 385 |
| 3. Stony Creek Nature Preserve | — | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Benona Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Benona Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Benona Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
97% of working residents leave Benona Township for work
Where Benona Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Benona Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Benona Township is a civil township of Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,425.
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- Area
- 41 sq mi
- Elevation
- 709 ft
Questions about Benona Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Benona 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.