Essex Township is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Essex Township, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
Homeowners make up 87 of every 100 households in Essex Township
For every 100 residents, 18 are 65 or older, beside 19 across MI. Essex Township counts about 1,847 residents (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 16 in every 100 adults 25 and older. Over 2010–2020, the head count moved −4%.
Median age 42.3 (MI 40.2).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 27 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Essex Township says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 4 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Essex Township
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Essex Township’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Essex Township or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Essex Township in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.