Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Duplain Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and history; its weakest is a C for incomes. On cost of living, just 42 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. 11% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Duplain Township, below both Michigan’s towns (26%) and U.S. towns (29%). On history, just 100 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Elsie Park, at 35 acres. Duplain Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Duplain Township beats most towns.
Grist Mill Bridge, Dam and Mill Site| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| EE Knight Elementary School | 3–5 | 296 |
| OvidElsie Middle School | 6–8 | 293 |
| OvidElsie High School | 9–12 | 372 |
Where Duplain 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 Duplain Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1918 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Duplain 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 Duplain Township.
Most working residents leave Duplain Township for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2011, Duplain Township has lost 217 jobs, to 508 in 2021. At $63,000, Duplain Township’s median household income is against $77,000 in Michigan’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Duplain Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.2% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is OvidElsie High School, with 372 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| EE Knight Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 296 | C+ |
| OvidElsie High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 372 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Duplain Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Duplain Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Duplain Township.
| Duplain Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Duplain Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.9% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32.3% | 29.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elsie Park | — | 35 |
| 2. Duplain Township Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
| 3. Friendship Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Duplain Township
About 1 of every 100 Duplain Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Duplain Township is a civil township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,303 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Duplain Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duplain Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Ovid Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Greenbush Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Elba Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Middlebury Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Bingham Township | #128 | A− | B | — | A− | B |
Duplain Township, Ovid Township, Greenbush Township, Elba Township and Middlebury Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Duplain Township, Ovid Township, Greenbush Township, Elba Township, Middlebury Township and Bingham Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Fairfield Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Duplain Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.