Churchill TownshipMI
A town of 1,569. 92% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Churchill Township a good place to live?
Churchill Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a D for health. On cost of living, just 103 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Of the 667 Michigan towns we compare, none has a lower median rent than Churchill Township. On civic life, just 66 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do better. Churchill Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Churchill Township stand out
Where Churchill Township beats most towns.
93% of working residents leave Churchill Township for work
Where Churchill Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Churchill Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Churchill Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Churchill Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Churchill 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 Churchill Township.
Churchill Township is less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns
Churchill Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 18% of Churchill Township adults report frequent physical distress, above both Michigan’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (14%). 43% of adults have high blood pressure in Churchill Township.
| Churchill Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Churchill Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.9% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Churchill Township beat 65% of Michigan districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw CountyLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 128 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Churchill Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Churchill Township for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2011, Churchill Township has added 108 jobs, to 208 in 2021. The average trip to work in Churchill Township is 28 minutes.
| Churchill Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Churchill Township
Churchill Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Churchill Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Churchill Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Churchill Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Churchill Township has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
6.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Churchill Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit | 0.6 mi | 922 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Churchill Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Churchill Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Churchill Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Churchill Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Churchill Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,543 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 853 ft
Churchill Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Churchill Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | D |
| Mills Township | #627 | C− | A | — | C+ | D |
| Cumming Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Branch Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Churchill Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Churchill Township and Mills Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cumming Township, Logan Township and West Branch Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Churchill Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Churchill Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Churchill Township, MI a good place to live?
92% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Churchill Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.