Is Bethany Township a good place to live?
The best of Bethany Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for health. On hazard risk, just 83 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Bethany Township’s median age is 49.6 years, where Michigan’s towns sit at 42.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. The biggest park or preserve is Camp Monroe, at 83 acres. Bethany Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Bethany Township has grown 24% since 2010
1,407 counted in 2010 and 1,773 in 2020; an estimated 1,291 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Bethany Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Bethany Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bethany Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bethany 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 Bethany Township.
Health in Bethany Township trails 80% of U.S. towns
Bethany Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 20% of Bethany Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both Michigan’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 21% of Bethany Township adults worry about having enough food.
| Bethany Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Bethany Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.9% | 8.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 10.2% | 6.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Bethany Township
Bethany Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Bethany Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Bethany Township for work: only 3% work in town. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Bethany Township. Jobs based in Bethany Township fell to 490 in 2021, 266 fewer than in 2011.
| Bethany Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.7% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Moderate risk in Bethany Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Camp Monroe | — | 83 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bethany Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bethany Township
About 3 of every 100 Bethany Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
1,291 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Bethany Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Bethany Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,773, up from 1,407 in 2010.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 722 ft
Questions about Bethany Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bethany 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−.