Cherry Grove TownshipMI
A town of 2,444, settled in 1879. 62% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Cherry Grove Township a good place to live?
The best of Cherry Grove Township’s subject grades are an A for civic life and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for walkability. On cost of living, just 124 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Cherry Grove Township's public schools beat 72% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. 38% of the land in Cherry Grove Township is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is William Mitchell State Park, at 20 acres. Cherry Grove Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Cherry Grove Township stand out
Where Cherry Grove Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
93% of working residents leave Cherry Grove Township for work
Where Cherry Grove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Cherry Grove Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Cherry Grove Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Cherry Grove Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cherry Grove 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 Cherry Grove Township.
Nearly a third of Cherry Grove Township is conserved land
29 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Cherry Grove Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District | 21.4 mi | 7,278 |
| 2. Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit | 6.1 mi | 714 |
| 3. William Mitchell State Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Cherry Grove Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Cherry Grove Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Cherry Grove Township grew to 445 in 2021, 359 more than in 2011. 5.2% of Cherry Grove Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Cherry Grove Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Cherry Grove Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cherry Grove Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cherry Grove Township is less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns
Cherry Grove Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Cherry Grove Township.
| Cherry Grove Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cherry Grove Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.7% | 10.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Cherry Grove Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Cherry Grove Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Cherry Grove Township’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide). The median age in Cherry Grove Township is 47.5 years. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Cherry Grove Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Cherry Grove Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.8% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Cherry Grove Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cherry Grove Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Cherry Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Cherry Grove Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Cherry Grove Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,421 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,283 ft
Cherry Grove Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Cherry Grove Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Grove Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C |
| Selma Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Henderson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clam Lake Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Cadillac | #514 | C | B | C− | B+ | C− |
Cherry Grove Township, Selma Township and Clam Lake Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cherry Grove Township, Selma Township and Clam Lake Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Henderson Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cherry Grove Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Cherry Grove Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cherry Grove Township, MI a good place to live?
62% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Cherry Grove 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.