Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Convis Township’s subject grades is an A for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 5 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Convis Township. 91% of households own their home in Convis Township, above both the Michigan town median (84%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). On history, just 70 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary, at 972 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Convis Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Convis Township beats most towns.
Where Convis Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Convis Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,068 in 1960, 1,508 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1837 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Convis 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Convis Township.
Most working residents leave Convis Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Convis Township grew to 123 in 2021, 111 more than in 2011. 12% of Convis Township residents live below the poverty line, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Convis Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Convis Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Convis Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 40% of adults have obesity in Convis Township.
| Convis Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Convis Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.4 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Convis Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Convis Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary | 1.3 mi | 972 |
| 2. Convis Township Hall Park | 0.5 mi | 8 |
| 3. LB Acres | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Convis Township. Close and well known come first.
31 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
36 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic12 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
22 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
33 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park ZooAir Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Convis Township
About 2 of every 100 Convis Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
2 places in Convis Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Michigan, United States
Convis Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,508 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Convis Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convis Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Lee Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Pennfield Township | #600 | C− | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Marshall Township | #432 | B− | C | — | B | B− |
| Bellevue Township | #481 | C+ | A− | — | C | C+ |
Convis Township and Lee Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Convis Township, Lee Township, Pennfield Township, Marshall Township and Bellevue Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Convis Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
