Elmer TownshipMI
A town of 1,205. 71% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Elmer Township a good place to live?
Elmer Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for incomes. On incomes, just 92 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Only 122 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on hazard risk. Elmer Township’s trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile, where Michigan’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On history, just 22 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Cherry Creek Farm, at 479 acres with 3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Elmer Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Elmer Township stand out
Where Elmer Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,205 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Elmer Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Elmer Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Elmer Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elmer 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 Elmer Township.
Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, more of Elmer Township’s adults have high blood pressure
45% of adults have high blood pressure in Elmer Township, above both Michigan’s towns (36%) and U.S. towns (35%). 16% of Elmer Township adults have diabetes. Elmer Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| Elmer Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Elmer Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very low risk in Elmer Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Elmer Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Elmer Township for work: only 1% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Elmer Township. Since 2011, Elmer Township has added 30 jobs, to 103 in 2021.
| Elmer Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Elmer Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Elmer Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Elmer Township’s July high is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Au Sable State Forest - Grayling Unit | 99.9 mi | 22,075 |
| 2. Cherry Creek Farm | 3 mi | 479 |
| 3. Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Elmer Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Elmer Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Elmer Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Elmer Township for work
Where Elmer Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Elmer Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Elmer Township is a civil township of Oscoda County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,150 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 71 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,280 ft
Questions about Elmer Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Elmer Township, MI a good place to live?
71% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Elmer Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.