Ellington TownshipMI
A town of 1,318, settled in 1862. 84% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Ellington Township a good place to live?
The best of Ellington Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On hazard risk, just 6 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. 24% of the land in Ellington Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Deford State Game Area, at 5,264 acres with 2.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 92 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score higher on civic life. Ellington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Ellington Township stand out
Where Ellington Township beats most towns.
1,318 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Ellington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Ellington Township is from typical.
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Moving to Ellington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ellington 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 Ellington Township.
On CDC estimates, Ellington Township is less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns
Ellington Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 41% of Ellington Township adults have obesity, above both Michigan’s towns (37%) and U.S. towns (35%). 16% of Ellington Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Ellington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Ellington Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7% |
| More smokers | 17.5% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 24.3% of Ellington Township
3.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Ellington Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Deford State Game Area | 2.6 mi | 5,264 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The FEMA risk score in Ellington Township is higher than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
The FEMA risk score in Ellington Township is 77 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Ellington Township
Ellington Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Ellington Township
Most working residents leave Ellington Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2011, Ellington Township has added 409 jobs, to 451 in 2021. 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Ellington Township.
| Ellington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Everything we know about Ellington Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ellington Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Ellington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Ellington Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Ellington Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,325 at the 2020 census. The area is known as the “thumb of Michigan”
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 709 ft
Questions about Ellington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ellington Township, MI a good place to live?
84% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Ellington 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−.