Bethel TownshipMI
A town of 1,466, organized in 1836.
Is Bethel Township a good place to live?
The best of Bethel Township’s subject grades are a B+ for history and a B for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. 29% of residents live below the poverty line in Bethel Township, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 103 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 18 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Bethel Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,466 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Bethel Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Bethel Township is from typical.
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Moving to Bethel Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bethel 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 Bethel Township.
Health in Bethel Township trails 76% of U.S. towns
Bethel Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Bethel Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 14%. 16% of Bethel Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Bethel Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Bethel Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.1% | 10.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.1% | 6.9% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bethel Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Bethel Township for work: only 1% work in town. Bethel Township’s median household income is $63,000. The top destinations are Coldwater (20%), Sturgis (8%) and Angola (4%).
| Bethel Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Bethel Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Bethel Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Bethel Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Air Zoo and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bethel Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Theme parkAir Zoo13 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
30 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic27 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
35 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
39 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of ArtsPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Bethel Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bethel Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Bethel Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Bethel Township for work
Where Bethel Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Bethel Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Bethel Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,431.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 961 ft
Questions about Bethel Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bethel Township, MI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $125,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.