Billings Township, Michigan, 2021
Billings Township’s story
124 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 2 maps from 1969 on.
- 1902Billings Township is settled
Billings TownshipMI
A town of 2,377, settled in 1902.
Population
2,377
2025 Census estimate · +2.6% since 2020
Median home value
$166K
Census ACS
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
60.3
years
Jobs based here
51
A commuter town
Is Billings Township a good place to live?
Billings Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. 41% of residents are 65 or older in Billings Township, against 19% in Michigan’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a higher median age than Billings Township. The median household income is $54K, and 10% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 10 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Beaverton School Nature Area Number 2, at 67 acres. Billings Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Billings Township for work
Where Billings Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
51jobs based in Billings Township
2%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Billings Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Billings Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.2 of 20; 3.2% of households have no car; 1.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & incomeDOpen →HealthMymichigan Medical Center Gladwin 11.4 miles awayC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $166K, 3 years of the county’s $55K median household incomeB+Open →SchoolsBehind 60% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 48% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trailsC+Open →HistoryDOpen →Civic life2.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
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 Billings Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Billings Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPleasant Beach Mobile Home Resort water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Billings 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 hereBillings Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48612, 4862848612 89% · 48628 11%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 Billings Township.
HealthC−
On CDC estimates, Billings Township is less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns
Billings Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 42% of Billings Township adults have high blood pressure, where Michigan’s towns sit at 36% and U.S. towns at 35%. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Billings Township.
22%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Billings Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Billings Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15% | 10.2% |
Mymichigan Medical Center Gladwin
11.4 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 D
Billings Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Billings Township for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Billings Township is 36 minutes. Jobs based in Billings Township grew to 51 in 2021, 24 more than in 2011.
2%work in town
| Billings Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Billings Township2%
Midland16%
Gladwin5%
Standish4%
Saginaw3%
27 mi
median commute distance
51
jobs based in Billings Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Billings Township
Billings 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°
Summer57–80°
Fall40–59°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC+
Conserved land covers 2% of Billings Township
2.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Billings Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
2%conserved
| Billings Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
2%
conserved · 300 of 14,751 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beaverton School Nature Area Number 2 | 0.4 mi | 67 |
| 2. Au Sable State Forest - Gladwin Unit | 0.1 mi | 1,592 |
| 3. Billings Township Park | 0.2 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Moderate risk in Billings Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 13 attractions →USS Edson and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Billings Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi MuseumUSS Edson
17 mi GardenDow Gardens
19 mi GardenChippewa Nature Center
29 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
36 mi TheatreTemple Theatre37 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquareSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Temple Theatre: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Billings Township
18pages on Billings Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Billings Township; the nearest are
Northwood UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Midland16.7 mi$34,400 tuitionMid Michigan CollegeCommunity college · Public · Harrison23.1 mi$6,132 in-state tuitionCentral Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Mount Pleasant29.6 mi$14,760 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Billings Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Billings Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Billings Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,318.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 689 ft
Billings Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Billings Township.
Tobacco TownshipBentley TownshipHay TownshipHope TownshipBillings Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Tobacco Township | #663 | D | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Bentley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hay Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Hope Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B− |
Billings Township, Hay Township and Hope Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Billings Township, Tobacco Township, Hay Township and Hope Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Bentley Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Billings Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Billings Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Billings 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 B+.