Cannon TownshipMI
A town of 14,615, organized in 1845. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
What should you know before moving to Cannon Township?
Cannon Township's standout: its schools outperform 95% of the state's. Overall it grades A, 89th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. It is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $132K. 64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cannon Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 29%. The biggest place to walk is Cannonsburg State Game Area, 856 acres with 10.3 miles of trail.
What makes Cannon Township stand out
Where Cannon Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Cannon Township for work
Where Cannon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Cannon Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Cannon Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Cannon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cannon 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 Cannon Township.
Cannon Township has schools in the top 5% of Michigan, has less food insecurity than most of Michigan and sends most of its workers to Grand Rapids and beyond.
7.1% of Cannon Township is conserved land
49 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Cannon Township’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Cannon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cannonsburg State Game Area | 10.3 mi | 856 |
| 2. Pickerel Lake Park | 6.1 mi | 306 |
| 3. Warren Townsend Park | 2.2 mi | 148 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cannon Township’s grade for schools is an A+
Its A+ ranks #26 of the 699 Michigan towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Rockford Public Schools. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Rockford Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 788 | A− |
| Crestwood Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 469 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Cannon Township’s grade for health is an A
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 7.9% of its 21,202 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide. Against the 4,341 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cannon Township’s, it is healthier than 74%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Cannon Township. Cannon Township beats the Michigan average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Cannon Township.
| Cannon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Cannon Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very low risk in Cannon Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Cannon Township since 2026.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of residents in Cannon Township live below the poverty line than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
Cannon Township has 1,328 jobs for its 6,151 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 24.2% of workers work from home, against 13.5% across Michigan.
2.1% of Cannon Township residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Cannon Township for work: only 4% work in town. 24% of Cannon Township workers work from home.
| Cannon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $132,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Cannon Township
Cannon Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 75 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cannon Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MuseumGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
12 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
8 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park12 mi TheatreAcrisure Amphitheater
11 mi Theme parkRamona Park
13 mi Zoo & aquariumJohn Ball ZooPhoto credits
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ramona Park: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Ball Zoo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Cannon Township
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Cannon Township
About 3 of every 100 Cannon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Cannon Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Cannon Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,336 at the 2010 census. The township was organized as a survey township in 1845. It is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located about 6.0 miles (9.7 km) northeast of the city of Grand Rapids.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 843 ft
Cannon Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Cannon Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon Township | #89 | A | C | — | A+ | A |
| Plainfield Township | #80 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Ada Township | #34 | A | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Forest Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grattan Township | #231 | B+ | C+ | — | A | B |
| Courtland Township | #109 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Rockford | #108 | A | C+ | B | A+ | A− |
| Northview | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cannon Township, Plainfield Township, Ada Township, Grattan Township and Courtland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Forest Hills and Northview aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cannon Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Cannon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cannon Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Cannon Township grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #89 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A for health and A+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Cannon Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.