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Elbridge TownshipMI

A town of 1,009, settled in 1883. 42% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.

Population
1,009
2025 Census estimate · +1.2% since 2020
Median home value
$208K
Census ACS
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
49.6
years
Jobs based here
62
A commuter town

Is Elbridge Township a good place to live?

Elbridge Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for incomes. Only 1 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Elbridge Township. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Manistee National Forest-White Cloud Unit, at 199 acres. Elbridge Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestACivic lifeA−Cost of livingA−Hazard riskWeakestC−Jobs & incomeC−HealthCWalkability

What makes Elbridge Township stand out

Where Elbridge Township beats most towns.

Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents

Elbridge Township4.4
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical MI town3.1
Civic lifeA
42% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Michigan town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
21Low riskLowerHigher
Natural hazardsA−
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Small town

1,009 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Walkerville · 4 miLeavitt Township · 6 miCrystal Township · 6 miHart Township · 6 miFerry Township · 6 miColfax Township · 8 mi
Crystal TownshipHart TownshipLeavitt TownshipFerry TownshipCrystal TownshipHart TownshipLeavitt TownshipFerry TownshipElbridge Township

How Elbridge Township grades

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

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $208K, 3.3 years of the county’s $62K median household incomeA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 21% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →Jobs & income$81K median household incomeC−Open →HealthMercy Health Lakeshore Campus 9.7 miles awayC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.2 of 20; 1.1% of households have no car; 2.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →SchoolsBehind 54% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1% conserved landCOpen →HistoryB−Open →Civic life4.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 49.6; 19% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Elbridge Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Elbridge Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHart Public 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 hereElbridge Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49420, 4945949420 95% · 49459 5%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 Elbridge Township.

HealthC−

Residents of Elbridge Township are less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns

Elbridge Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Elbridge Township, above both the Michigan town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 41% of adults have obesity in Elbridge Township.

21%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Elbridge TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)41%37%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%12%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)23%19%19%
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
What stands outElbridge TownshipMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.8%10.2%
More uninsured adults10.3%6.9%
More adults with heart disease8.6%7%
Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
9.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageElbridge Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby9.7 miles to an ER · Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than MI on 0 of 32

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Low risk in Elbridge Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.

21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
21Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong windTornadoes
Full pageElbridge Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Elbridge Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Elbridge Township for work: only 1% work in town. 15% of Elbridge Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2011, Elbridge Township has lost 132 jobs, to 62 in 2021.

1%work in town
Elbridge TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line15%8.9%9.6%
Average trip to work21 minutes25 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Elbridge Township1%
Hart13%
Hart Township8%
Colfax Township6%
Leavitt Township4%
21 mi
median commute distance
62
jobs based in Elbridge Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns
Full pageElbridge Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here62 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Elbridge TownshipCommute times21 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 21 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Elbridge Township

Elbridge Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Elbridge Township’s July high is 81°F.

75″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–32°
Spring33–55°
Summer55–79°
Fall39–58°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageElbridge Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 16°Rain & snow75″ of snow a winter · 36 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC

Conserved land covers 1.2% of Elbridge Township

18 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.

1.2%conserved
Elbridge TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Conserved land1.2%4.4%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.5 miles per square mile0.30.4
1.2%
conserved · 287 of 23,039 acres
18 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Manistee National Forest-White Cloud Unit—199
2. Gales Pond County Park—15
3. Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District—2
Full pageElbridge Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map18 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk199 acres · Manistee National Forest-White Cloud UnitConserved land1.2% conserved · 287 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Elbridge Township?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Elbridge Township

18pages on Elbridge Township
The big questions
SchoolsB−Behind 54% of MI districtsHealthC−Better than MI on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA−Work & commuteC−$81K median household income · 62 jobs hereNatural hazardsA−FEMA risk higher than 21% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsC18 mi of trails · 1% conserved landPlacesAttractions19 nearby · Manistee National Forest 20 miLibraryAWalkerville Public/School LibraryColleges
The story
HistoryB−Settled 1883Town Hall & politicsClimate81° summer highs · 75″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Elbridge Township; the nearest are

West Shore Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Scottville22.8 mi$4,470 in-state tuitionFerris State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Big Rapids36.4 mi$14,778 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Elbridge Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Elbridge Township for work

Where Elbridge Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Hart Hart 13% 8% → Hart Township Hart Township 8% 6% → Colfax Township Colfax Township 6% 4% → Leavitt Township Leavitt Township 4% 4% → Ludington Ludington 4% 3% → Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 3% Elbridge Township · 1% stay
62jobs based in Elbridge Township
1%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Elbridge Township

Township in Michigan, United States

Elbridge Township is a civil township of Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 999 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
945 ft

Questions about Elbridge Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Elbridge Township, MI a good place to live?

42% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.

Is Elbridge 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−.