Bruce TownshipMI
A town of 10,175, settled in 1835. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Bruce Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bruce Township grades B+ overall, 213th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. Its public schools beat 87% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. The median household earns $118K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $389K for a typical one and 5.1 times the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. Bruce Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Crystal Diamonds Park, at 23 acres.
What makes Bruce Township stand out
Where Bruce Township beats most towns.
How Bruce Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Bruce Township is from typical.
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Moving to Bruce Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bruce Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bruce Township.
Bruce Township trades workers with Sterling Heights and other neighbors, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and pairs an A for schools with high home prices.
Bruce Township earns an A for schools
Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $389K.
Its public schools are run by the Romeo Community Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,196 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Bruce Township has set aside 3.4% of its land for conservation
18 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
| Bruce Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crystal Diamonds Park | — | 23 |
| 2. East Pond Preserve | — | 23 |
| 3. Simpson Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Bruce Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Bruce Township is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns
Against the 6,019 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bruce Township’s, it is less healthy than 65%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Bruce Township beats the Michigan average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 82% of Bruce Township adults had a checkup this year.
| Bruce Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Bruce Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bruce Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Bruce Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Bruce Township
Bruce Township has about as many jobs (4,137) as working residents, but only 303 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 32.1 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Bruce Township for work: only 8% work in town. 4.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Bruce Township. The top destinations are Sterling Heights (8%), Washington Township (7%) and Warren (6%).
| Bruce Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $118,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 12% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
The median household earns $117,989, against $72,875 across Michigan, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Bruce Township has grown 9.2% since 2020, to 10,175 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Bruce Township is 44.9 years.
| Bruce Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 26% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.9 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 62% are men (MI 50%).
| Bruce Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.3% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.1% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.4% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about Bruce Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bruce Township
About 2 of every 100 Bruce Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Bruce Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Bruce Township is a civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 9,324. The largely rural township is home to the Ford Motor Company Proving Grounds, which sits on 6 square miles (16 km2) of land in the western-central part of the township.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 823 ft
Bruce Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Bruce Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Township | #213 | B+ | C− | — | A | B+ |
| Armada Township | #94 | A | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Addison Township | #68 | A | C | A+ | A− | A− |
| Almont Township | #193 | A− | B | — | A | B |
| Washington Township | #225 | B+ | C− | — | A | B+ |
Bruce Township, Armada Township, Almont Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bruce Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Bruce Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bruce Township, MI a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bruce Township grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #213 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Bruce Township, MI expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.