Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,789, settled in 1870.
The best of Evart’s subject grades are an A for the outdoors and an A− for civic life and history; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 35% of residents live below the poverty line in Evart, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 3 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 12% of the land in Evart is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Evart Downtown Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Evart has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Evart beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Evart | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 10.2% |
Where Evart’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Evart is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,302 in 1880, 1,742 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 2 maps from 1959 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Evart, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Evart.
Evart’s typical journey to work is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Evart grew to 2,285 in 2021, 1,781 more than in 2011. Also worth knowing: only 2 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a lower median household income than Evart. The top destinations are Reed City (6%), Grand Rapids (4%) and Big Rapids (3%).
| Evart | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 32% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $34,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
The Evart Public Schools runs its public schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evart Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 309 | B− |
| Evart High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 257 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
14% of Evart adults have diabetes. Among adults locally, 21% smoke cigarettes and 18% report frequent physical distress.
| Evart | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Evart | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 21.3% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Households in Evart have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2026. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 78% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 53% come from inland flooding and 15% from strong winds.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The going rate for rent in Evart is $800 a month. Home values are up 6.7% over the year to September 2026. Among households locally, 53% live in a home they own.
| Evart | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $800 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 13°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is Riverside Park East, at 26 acres. Walkers can cover 1.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Evart: 5, covering 64 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverside Park East | 0.1 mi | 26 |
| 2. Riverside Park West | — | 16 |
| 3. City Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
5 violent crimes were reported in 2022. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Evart's reported crime rate is below Michigan's. Its property crime rate is 7.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Evart | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 7.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.5 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Evart; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Evart residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
4 notable people were born in Evart.
City in Michigan, United States
Evart ( EHH-vərt) is a city in Osceola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,742 at the 2020 census. The city occupies a northern portion of Evart Township and a southern portion of Osceola Township, although the city is administered autonomously.
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2 towns share a border with Evart.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evart | — | — | B | — | C | D |
| Evart Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
| Osceola Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Evart and Evart Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Evart and Evart Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Osceola Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Evart with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 3.3 years of the area's median household income ($58,267 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
4 notable people were born here, including Joseph William Guyton and Deane W. Kelley.
