Ensley TownshipMI
A town of 2,723, settled in 1867.
Is Ensley Township a good place to live?
Ensley Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $248K, 3.9 years of the county’s $63K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 256th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. On the plus side, the median household earns $76K. Only 66 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Ensley Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
What makes Ensley Township stand out
Where Ensley Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Ensley Township for work
Where Ensley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Ensley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Ensley Township is from typical.
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Moving to Ensley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ensley 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 Ensley Township.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Ensley Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Ensley Township
Ensley Township has 90 jobs for its 1,135 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Ensley Township for work: only 1% work in town. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Ensley Township. Jobs based in Ensley Township grew to 90 in 2021, 57 more than in 2011.
| Ensley Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Ensley Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Ensley Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Ensley Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Ensley Township trails 62% of U.S. towns
Ensley Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of Ensley Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Ensley Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Ensley Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17.1% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.2% of Ensley Township
3.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Ensley Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Ensley Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Englewright Lake Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ensley Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ensley Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Ensley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Ensley Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Ensley Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,603 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 932 ft
Ensley Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Ensley Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensley Township | #256 | B+ | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Croton Township | #623 | C− | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Pierson Township | #186 | A− | A | — | B | C+ |
| Grant Township | #451 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Solon Township | #242 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B− |
Ensley Township, Croton Township, Pierson Township, Grant Township and Solon Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ensley Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Ensley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ensley Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Ensley Township grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #256 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools.
Is Ensley 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 B+.