Coe TownshipMI
A town of 3,084, settled in 1891.
Is Coe Township a good place to live?
Coe Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 549th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 65% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $60K, and 11% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $161K, 2.9 years of the Mount Pleasant area’s $55K median household income. Coe Township’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Shepherd Soccer Fields, at 23 acres. Coe Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 82% of U.S. towns.
92% of working residents leave Coe Township for work
Where Coe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Coe Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Coe Township is from typical.
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Moving to Coe Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coe 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 Coe Township.
On CDC estimates, Coe Township is less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns
For adults in Coe Township, the share who report frequent physical distress is 16%. Two figures for adults here: 40% have obesity, 28% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Coe Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Coe Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Coe Township’s grade for schools is a B+
Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Shepherd High School, with 519 students. The Shepherd Public Schools runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 544 | C+ |
| Shepherd High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 519 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
With only 0.5 jobs per working resident, most people in Coe Township work out of town
The average commute for its 1,239 working residents takes 17 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
The median commute is under 10 miles. Jobs based in Coe Township fell to 605 in 2021, 122 fewer than in 2011. The top destinations are Mount Pleasant (22%), Chippewa Township (9%) and Union Township (6%).
| Coe Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Coe Township
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Coe Township: inland flooding
One claim on flood insurance has been paid out here since 2017. Coe Township’s FEMA risk score stands at 35 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 54% come from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Coe Township, 0.8% of the land is conserved
In Coe Township, the trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile. There are 3.8 miles of trail across 5 parks and preserves.
| Coe Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shepherd Soccer Fields | — | 23 |
| 2. Little Salt River Park | — | 20 |
| 3. Coe Township Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Young adults are more common in Coe Township than in Michigan
Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (38% statewide). Coe Township: 24% of residents are under 18. 32% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 32% across Michigan.
| Coe Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.7 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Coe Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Coe Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Coe Township
About 8 of every 100 Coe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Coe Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Coe Township is a civil township of Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,032 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 761 ft
Coe Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Coe Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coe Township | #549 | C | B− | — | B+ | C− |
| Chippewa Township | #579 | C− | B | — | B− | C |
| Jasper Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Pine River Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Lincoln Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C |
Jasper Township, Pine River Township and Lincoln Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Coe Township, Chippewa Township, Jasper Township, Pine River Township and Lincoln Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Coe Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Coe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coe Township, MI a good place to live?
Coe Township grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #549 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Coe 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 B−.