Cleon TownshipMI
A town of 1,057, settled in 1871.
Is Cleon Township a good place to live?
Cleon Township’s best subject grade is a B+ for civic life; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Cleon Township, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 22 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 90% of the country. The biggest park or preserve is Mish-A-Mish Park, at 47 acres. Cleon Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Cleon Township stand out
Where Cleon Township beats most towns.
1,057 people, and everyone knows the way
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How Cleon Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Cleon Township is from typical.
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Moving to Cleon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cleon 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 Cleon Township.
For health, Cleon Township earns a D
18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Cleon Township, above both the Michigan town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Cleon Township. Cleon Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Cleon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Cleon Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.2% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 20.1% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Cleon Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Cleon Township for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Cleon Township is 37 minutes. Jobs based in Cleon Township grew to 171 in 2021, 98 more than in 2011.
| Cleon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Cleon Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cleon Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Cleon Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Cleon Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Cleon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit | 5.8 mi | 3,563 |
| 2. Mish-A-Mish Park | 0.1 mi | 47 |
| 3. Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Cleon Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cleon Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Cleon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
96% of working residents leave Cleon Township for work
Where Cleon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Cleon Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Cleon Township is a civil township of Manistee County located in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,063 at the 2020 census, up from 957 in 2010.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 883 ft
Questions about Cleon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cleon 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+.