Emmett TownshipSt. Clair County, MI
A town of 2,515, settled in 1869. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Emmett Township a good place to live?
Emmett Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $331K, 4.3 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 261st of 697 graded towns in Michigan. On the plus side, its schools outperform 83% of the state's. Emmett Township’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
What makes Emmett Township stand out
Where Emmett Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Emmett Township for work
Where Emmett Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Emmett Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Emmett Township is from typical.
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Moving to Emmett Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Emmett 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 Emmett Township.
Emmett Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and sends most of its workers to Detroit and beyond.
Emmett Township earns an A− for schools
Its A− for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $331K.
Its public schools are run by the Yale Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F FarrellEmmett Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 211 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Emmett Township
Emmett Township has 179 jobs for its 1,140 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 41.3 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Emmett Township for work: only 2% work in town. 3.1% of Emmett Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2011, Emmett Township has added 21 jobs, to 179 in 2021.
| Emmett Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, more of Emmett Township’s households own their home
Homes are within reach (about $331K for the typical one, B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 31 miles.
98% of households own their home in Emmett Township. Typical home values rose 6.8% in the year to September 2026.
| Emmett Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 98% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,050 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Emmett Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Emmett Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Emmett Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Emmett Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Emmett Township trails 63% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,051 U.S. towns with household incomes like Emmett Township’s, it is less healthy than 84%, so it trails even them.
Emmett Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Emmett Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Emmett Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17.9% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Emmett Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Emmett Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Emmett Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Emmett Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Emmett Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,515 at the 2020 Census. The village of Emmett is located within the township. Emmett Township was set off from Clyde Township in 1850. It is named for Irish patriot Robert Emmet.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 791 ft
Emmett Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Emmett Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett Township · Emmett | #261 | B+ | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Kenockee Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | C− |
| Mussey Township | #398 | B− | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Brockway Township | — | — | B− | — | A | D |
| Riley Township | #378 | B− | C+ | — | B | B+ |
Kenockee Township and Brockway Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Emmett Township, Kenockee Township, Mussey Township, Brockway Township and Riley Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Emmett and Emmett Township are one community, graded once. Compare Emmett Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Emmett Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Emmett Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Emmett Township grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #261 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools.
Is Emmett 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.