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Michigan›Charlevoix County

Eveline TownshipMI

A town of 1,502, settled in 1877.

Is Eveline Township a good place to live?

Eveline Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. 34% of residents are 65 or older in Eveline Township, above both the Michigan town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Only 27 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. Only 78 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score higher on civic life. Whiting Park, at 240 acres with 4.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Eveline Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Eveline Township stand out

Where Eveline Township beats most towns.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Eveline Township for work

Where Eveline Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Boyne City Boyne City 13% 11% → Charlevoix Charlevoix 11% 9% → East Jordan East Jordan 9% 7% → Petoskey Petoskey 7% 6% → Charlevoix Township Charlevoix Township 6% 4% → Boyne Valley Township Boyne Valley Township 4% Eveline Township · 2% stay
80jobs based in Eveline Township
2%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

How Eveline Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Eveline Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Eveline Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Eveline Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHemingway Pointe Club Owners AssociationNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Eveline Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsEast Jordan Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereEveline Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49727, 49720, 4971249727 49% · 49720 27% · 49712 24%Census 2020

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 Eveline Township.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+

Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Eveline Township is lower

Eveline Township’s FEMA risk score is 3 of 100, against 25 of 100 in Michigan’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Eveline Township since 2020.

3risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
3Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2020

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

Eveline Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Eveline Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2011, Eveline Township has added 40 jobs, to 80 in 2021. The median household income in Eveline Township is $102,000.

2%work in town
Eveline TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Median household income$102,000$77,000$80,000
Work from home16%10%11%
Working residents who work in town1.8%5.9%8%
Average trip to work23 minutes25 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Eveline Township2%
Boyne City13%
Charlevoix11%
East Jordan9%
Petoskey7%
11 mi
median commute distance
80
jobs based in Eveline Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

Climate

In Eveline Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Eveline Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Eveline Township’s July high is 80°F.

122″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–30°
Spring31–53°
Summer55–78°
Fall39–57°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB−

Residents of Eveline Township are healthier than 54% of U.S. towns

Eveline Township beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 30% of Eveline Township adults feel lonely.

54%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
Eveline TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%32%33%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)81%80%79%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%36%35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)26%27%23%
32 measures vs. Michigan
5 better24 too close to call3 worse
What stands outEveline TownshipMI
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9%11.9%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.6%8.7%
More adults who have had cancer11.2%8.9%
Charlevoix Area Hospital
4.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

OutdoorsB−

Eveline Township has set aside 1.2% of its land for conservation

12 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.

1.2%conserved
Eveline TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Conserved land1.2%4.4%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.3 miles per square mile0.30.4
1.2%
conserved · 288 of 23,364 acres
12 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Whiting Park4.3 mi240
2. Sleepy Hollow Nature Preserve1 mi51
3. Sequanota Club—71

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eveline Township

17pages on Eveline Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Eveline Township

About Eveline Township

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Eveline Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,515 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
735 ft

Eveline Township’s neighbors

8 towns share a border with Eveline Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownMI rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Eveline Township——C−—B+B−
South Arm Township——B−—B+B−
Evangeline Township——————
Marion Township——B+—A−B+
Advance——————
Hayes Township——B−—A−B+
Boyne City#132A−B−A−B+B+
Wilson Township——B+—B+B

Eveline Township, South Arm Township, Marion Township, Hayes Township and Wilson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Eveline Township, South Arm Township, Marion Township, Hayes Township and Wilson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Evangeline Township and Advance aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Eveline Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Eveline Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Eveline Township, MI expensive?

Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.