Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Bronson Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for history and civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Bronson Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 51 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. Only 65 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Bronson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bronson Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Bronson Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 826 in 1880, 2,307 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bronson 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Bronson Township.
Most working residents leave Bronson Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Bronson Township grew to 146 in 2021, 60 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Coldwater (19%), Sturgis (8%) and Bronson (5%).
| Bronson Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Bronson Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of Bronson Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Michigan town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Bronson Township.
| Bronson 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 | Bronson Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 10.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.3% | 6.9% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Bronson Township since 1985.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bronson 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Bronson Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Bronson Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bronson Roadside Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bronson Township. Close and well known come first.
31 mi Theme parkAir Zoo16 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo28 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
33 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
35 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
35 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of ArtsAir 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bronson Township
About 2 of every 100 Bronson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Where Bronson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
City in Michigan, United States
Bronson is a city in Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,307 at the 2020 census. Incorporated as a city in 1934, Bronson is mostly surrounded by Bronson Township, but the two are administered autonomously.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
