Buel TownshipMI
A town of 1,153, settled in 1856. 50% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Buel Township a good place to live?
The best of Buel Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Buel Township, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 57 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. Only 56 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Buel Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Buel Township stand out
Where Buel Township beats most towns.
1,153 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Buel Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Buel Township is from typical.
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Moving to Buel Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Buel 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Buel Township.
Buel Township is less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns
Buel Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of Buel Township adults smoke cigarettes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 14%. 29% of adults get no exercise outside work in Buel Township.
| Buel Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Buel Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.1% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Buel Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Buel Township for work: only 1% work in town. Buel Township’s median household income is $60,000. The top destinations are Sandusky (9%), Port Huron (7%) and Worth Township (7%).
| Buel Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Buel Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Buel Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Buel Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Buel Township, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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Everything we know about Buel Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Buel Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Buel Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Buel Township for work
Where Buel Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Buel Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Buel Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,161.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 768 ft
Questions about Buel Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Buel Township, MI a good place to live?
50% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Buel Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $164,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.