Hemlock Road Bridge, Spanning north branch of Bad River
Brant Township’s story
142 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1917 on.
- 1884Brant Township is settled
Brant TownshipMI
A town of 1,814, settled in 1884.
Population
1,814
2025 Census estimate · −1.4% since 2020
Typical home
$212K
+7.3% in a year
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
51.0
years
Jobs based here
40
A commuter town
Is Brant Township a good place to live?
Brant Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 10 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Gratiot - Saginaw State Game Area, at 893 acres. Brant Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WeakestD−Walkability
What makes Brant Township stand out
Where Brant Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Brant Township for work
Where Brant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
40jobs based in Brant Township
3%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Brant Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Brant Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.7 of 20; 5.2% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Cost of livingB+Open →HealthHealthsource Saginaw 15.9 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsBeat 64% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →Jobs & income$75K median household income; 40 jobs based hereB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trails; 6% conserved landBOpen →HistoryC+Open →Civic life3.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 51.0; 11% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Brant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brant Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVillage of St. Charles water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers83% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Brant Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSt. Charles Community SchoolsChesaning Union Schools2 districts serve Brant Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereBrant Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2021
ZIP codes48655, 48616, 4861448655 42% · 48616 29% · 48614 28%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 Brant Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Brant Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Brant Township for work: only 3% work in town. Brant Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 6.5% of workers work from home in Brant Township.
3%work in town
| Brant Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Brant Township3%
Saginaw11%
Chesaning Township9%
St. Charles Township6%
Saginaw Township6%
21 mi
median commute distance
40
jobs based in Brant Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 0% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
In Brant Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Brant Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–33°
Spring36–57°
Summer58–81°
Fall41–60°
Oct 15
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC
On CDC estimates, Brant Township is less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns
Brant Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Brant Township, against 14% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 28% of Brant Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
35%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Brant Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
1 better27 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Brant Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 11.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
Healthsource Saginaw
15.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade B+
In Brant Township, the median rent runs lower than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
Brant Township’s median rent is $608 a month. Typical home values rose 7.3% in the year to September 2026.
$212KZillow home value
| Brant Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 96% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $608 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Brant Township$212K
Michigan$264K
+7.3%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Brant Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Brant Township.
58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
3
paid flood claims since 2008
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsB
Brant Township has set aside 6.1% of its land for conservation
3.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Brant Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
6.1%conserved
| Brant Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
6.1%
conserved · 1,432 of 23,616 acres
3.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ringwood Forest | 1.6 mi | 157 |
| 2. Gratiot - Saginaw State Game Area | — | 893 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brant Township
18pages on Brant Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Brant Township; the nearest are
Baker CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Owosso19.3 mi$13,000 tuitionSaginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · University Center21.6 mi$12,930 in-state tuitionDelta CollegeCommunity college · Public · University Center23.7 mi$4,820 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Brant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Brant Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Brant Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the township population was 1,842.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 614 ft
Brant Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Brant Township.
St. Charles TownshipMarion TownshipFremont TownshipSt. CharlesBrady TownshipBrant Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brant Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
| St. Charles Township | #341 | B | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Marion Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fremont Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | B− |
| St. Charles | — | — | B+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Brady Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C− |
Brant Township, Fremont Township, St. Charles and Brady Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Brant Township, St. Charles Township, Fremont Township and Brady Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Marion Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brant Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Brant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brant 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+.