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Comins TownshipMI

A town of 1,982.

Population
1,982
2025 Census estimate · +5.8% since 2020
Typical home
$161K
+6.8% in a year
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
41.6
years
Jobs based here
551
Balanced

Is Comins Township a good place to live?

Comins Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living, civic life, and the outdoors; its weakest is a D for incomes. Only 80 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on incomes. 21% of the land in Comins Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Huron National Forest, 8,525 acres with 17.4 miles of trail. Comins Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestAHazard riskACivic lifeACost of livingWeakestDJobs & incomeC−Health

What makes Comins Township stand out

Where Comins Township beats most towns.

4Very low riskLowerHigher
Natural hazardsA
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.

Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents

Comins Township4.2
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical MI town3.1
Civic lifeA
38% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Michigan town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.

Typical home value

Comins Township$161K
Michigan$264K
Cost of livingA
3.3 years of income buys a home
More affordable than 88% of U.S. towns
Zillow Home Value Index; area median household income, Census ACS.

How Comins Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Comins Township is from typical.

How grading works

Jobs & income$53K median household incomeDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 4% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →Cost of livingAOpen →HealthLess healthy than 83% of U.S. towns; Mymichigan Medical Center West Branch 30.9 miles awayC−Open →SchoolsBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 11.7% of households have no car; 3.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors20% conserved landAOpen →HistoryC−Open →Civic life4.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 41.6–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Comins Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Comins Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAusable Valley Community water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpWeaver's Disposal1989 Caldwell RoadOpenStreetMap
SchoolsFairview Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereComins Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48621, 48647, 4861948621 69% · 48647 27% · 48619 3%Census 2020

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 Comins Township.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A

Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Comins Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.

4risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
4Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingLightningCold waves
Full pageComins Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesVery low riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters6 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

SchoolsB

On state tests, Comins Township’s schools beat 63% of Michigan districts

Its public schools are run by the Fairview Area School District. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Fairview School, with 309 students.

63%of MI districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Fairview SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12Grades PK–12309B+
Full pageComins Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsFairview Area School DistrictVs. the neighborsAhead of all 2 graded neighborsEvery school1 school · Fairview SchoolQuestions“Are Comins Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation

HealthC−

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Comins Township than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country

46% of adults have high blood pressure in Comins Township, above both Michigan’s towns (36%) and U.S. towns (35%). 16% of adults have diabetes in Comins Township. Comins Township beats the Michigan average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

17%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Comins TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)46%36%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)19%14%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)16%12%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)13%17%16%
32 measures vs. Michigan
2 better17 too close to call13 worse
What stands outComins TownshipMI
Fewer binge drinkers13%15.9%
More adults treating high blood pressure83.1%77.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth17.8%10.2%
Mymichigan Medical Center West Branch
30.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageComins Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby30.9 miles to an ER · Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than MI on 2 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade A

The median rent in Comins Township is lower than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town

Comins Township’s median rent is $615 a month. Typical home values rose 6.8% in the year to September 2026.

$161KZillow home value
Comins TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Median rent$615 a month$1,046 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home83%84%73%

Typical home value

Comins Township$161K
Michigan$264K
+6.8%
value change, 1 year
Full pageComins Township’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsUp 6.8% in a yearYears of income to buyA typical home costs 3.1 years of incomeRents$615 a month · Median rentVs. the neighborsAhead of all 2 graded neighbors

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

OutdoorsA

20.5% of Comins Township is conserved land

87 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The trail density in Comins Township is 1.2 miles per square mile.

20.5%conserved
20.5%
conserved · 9,379 of 45,662 acres
87 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Huron National Forest17.4 mi8,525
2. Au Sable State Forest - Grayling Unit9.4 mi1,830
3. Boney Park—18
Full pageComins Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map87 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk17.4 miles of trail · Huron National ForestConserved land20.5% conserved · 9,379 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Comins Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Comins Township

Comins Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 10° and about 57 inches of snow falls in a winter.

57″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–29°
Spring29–53°
Summer53–78°
Fall37–56°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 20
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageComins Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 80°, January lows 10°Rain & snow57″ of snow a winter · 30 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

About one in five working residents works right in Comins Township

About one in 5 of Comins Township’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Comins Township grew to 551 in 2021, 97 more than in 2011. 14% of Comins Township residents live below the poverty line.

20%work in town
Comins TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town20%5.9%8%
Median household income$53,000$77,000$80,000
Below the poverty line14%8.9%9.6%
Work from home15%10%11%

Where working residents work

In Comins Township20%
Big Creek Township8%
Mentor Township6%
Elmer Township5%
Clinton Township4%
27 mi
median commute distance
551
jobs based in Comins Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns
Full pageComins Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here551 jobs based here · BalancedWhere people work20% work in Comins TownshipCommute times25 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 27 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Comins Township

17pages on Comins Township
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 63% of MI districts · 1 schoolHealthC−Better than MI on 2 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA$161K typical home · up 6.8% in a yearWork & commuteD$53K median household income · 551 jobs hereNatural hazardsAFEMA risk higher than 4% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsA87 mi of trails · 20% conserved landPlacesAttractions2 nearby · Edward E. Hartwick Memorial Building 32 miLibraryAFairview Branch LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate80° summer highs · 57″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 48619Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Comins Township; the nearest are

Kirtland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Grayling35.3 mi$5,190 in-state tuitionSaginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · University Center84.7 mi$12,930 in-state tuition

About 1 of every 100 Comins Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Comins Township

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Comins is an unincorporated community in Oscoda County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Clinton Township. As an unincorporated community, Comins has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 48619 ZIP Code.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
1,047 ft
ZIP code
48619

Comins Township’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Comins Township.

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Clinton TownshipElmer TownshipMentor TownshipMitchell TownshipMioClinton TownshipElmer TownshipMentor TownshipMitchell TownshipMioComins Township
Clinton Township
N · 4% of Comins Township workers commute here
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Elmer Township
W · 5% of Comins Township workers commute here
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Mentor Township
S · 6% of Comins Township workers commute here
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Mitchell Township
E · 2% of Comins Township workers commute here
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Mio
SW
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How the neighbors grade
TownMI rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Comins Township——A—BC−
Clinton Township——————
Elmer Township——B—C+D
Mentor Township——A—CD
Mitchell Township——————
Mio——————

Comins Township, Elmer Township and Mentor Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Comins Township, Elmer Township and Mentor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Clinton Township, Mitchell Township and Mio aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Comins Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Comins Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Comins 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.