Is Covert Township a good place to live?
Covert Township’s best subject grade is a B for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for health. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Covert Township, above both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 18 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Only 83 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest place to walk is Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve, 1,273 acres with 1.6 miles of trail. Covert Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Covert Township has shrunk 14% since 2010
2,888 counted in 2010 and 2,510 in 2020; an estimated 2,499 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Covert Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Covert Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Covert Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Covert 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 Covert Township.
Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, more of Covert Township’s adults say their health is fair or poor
31% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Covert Township, against 19% in Michigan’s towns and 19% across U.S. towns. 20% of adults report frequent mental distress in Covert Township. Covert Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| Covert Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 19% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Covert Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.3% | 10.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.4% | 6.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 29% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Covert Township fall behind 90% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Covert Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covert Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 144 | D |
| Covert High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 101 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Crime per resident in Covert Township is higher than in 71% of U.S. towns
The property crime rate in Covert Township is 13.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Covert Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Covert Township
Covert Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 19° and about 78 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Covert Township, the median household income runs lower than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
Covert Township’s median household income is $38,000. Since 2011, Covert Township has added 377 jobs, to 700 in 2021. Covert Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes.
| Covert Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $38,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
A typical Covert Township home is worth about $236K
The typical Covert Township home is worth about $236,000, up 7.5% in a year, 11% below the Michigan typical home. 58% of Covert Township households own their home.
| Covert Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $888 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Covert Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 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. Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve | 1.6 mi | 1,273 |
| 2. Barvicks Sand Dune Nature Sanctuary | 0.8 mi | 35 |
| 3. Van Buren State Park | 0.3 mi | 66 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Covert Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Covert Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Covert Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Covert Township
About 2 of every 100 Covert Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Covert Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Covert Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 2,510.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 646 ft
Covert Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Covert Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covert Township | — | — | B | C | D | D− |
| Coloma Township | #604 | C− | C+ | B | C | C |
| South Haven Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bangor Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hagar Township | #598 | C− | B | — | C | D |
Covert Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hagar Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. South Haven Township and Bangor Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Covert Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Covert Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Covert Township, MI expensive?
That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($68,114 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.