Brownlee ParkMI
Population 1,661: a town in Michigan.
Is Brownlee Park a good place to live?
42% of residents live below the poverty line in Brownlee Park, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 702 Michigan towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Brownlee Park. Brownlee Park’s concentration of trails is 1.3 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Brownlee Park yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Brownlee Park for work
Where Brownlee Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Moving to Brownlee Park: who provides what
Brownlee Park is unincorporated, so Calhoun County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Brownlee Park.
Brownlee Park stands out in Michigan and nationally, with the median household income lower than most
The top destinations are Battle Creek (31%), Emmett Township (8%) and Kalamazoo (4%). Employers in Brownlee Park added 111 jobs between 2011 and 2021, to 506. For Brownlee Park, the typical journey to work is 19 minutes. The median commute is under 13 miles.
| Brownlee Park | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $32,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Brownlee Park has snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 65 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Brownlee Park has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
55% of Brownlee Park’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 18%. Compared with nearly two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Brownlee Park say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
A fifth of adults report frequent physical distress in Brownlee Park. Of 32 CDC measures, Brownlee Park beats the Michigan average on 1 and trails it on 24. In Brownlee Park, 27% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 49% have obesity.
| Brownlee Park | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Brownlee Park | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.9% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Brownlee Park keeps 1.4% of its land conserved
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 2.6 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bailey Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
| 2. Ott Biological Preserve | — | 4 |
| 3. Barnes Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Brownlee Park sell for about $135K
Only 8 of the 667 Michigan towns we compare have a lower median rent than Brownlee Park. The share of households in Brownlee Park who own their home: 71%.
| Brownlee Park | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $591 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 84% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Air Zoo and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brownlee Park. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Theme parkAir Zoo6 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
10 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
17 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
4 mi MuseumKingman Museum
23 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 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kingman Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Brownlee Park
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Brownlee Park
About 6 of every 100 Brownlee Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Brownlee Park
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Brownlee Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 2,021 at the 2020 census. The CDP is immediately east of the city of Battle Creek and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CDP includes both Brownlee Park and the adjacent community of Greenfield Park: Brownlee Park is within Emmett Charter Township, mostly east of Raymond Road and north of Michigan Avenue, at 42°19′08″N 85°08′33″W. Greenfield Park is mostly within Pennfield Charter Township, just north of Verona Road, centered on 42°20′06″N 85°08′14″W.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 876 ft
Brownlee Park’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Brownlee Park.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownlee Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Battle Creek | #684 | D− | B− | D− | C | D |
| Pennfield Township | #600 | C− | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Emmett Township | #648 | D | C+ | D | B | C |
Pennfield Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Brownlee Park isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brownlee Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Brownlee Park
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Is Brownlee Park, MI a good place to live?
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