Everett TownshipMI
A town of 1,994.
Is Everett Township a good place to live?
The best of Everett Township’s subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. On health, just 73 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The median household income is $57K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. 23% of the land in Everett Township is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On history, just 58 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Newaygo County Sports Park, at 31 acres. Everett Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Everett Township stand out
Where Everett Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Everett Township for work
Where Everett Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Everett Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Everett Township is from typical.
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Moving to Everett Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Everett 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 Everett Township.
On CDC estimates, Everett Township is less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns
Everett Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 21% of Everett Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both Michigan’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 18% of Everett Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Everett Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Everett Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.9% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 21.2% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Everett Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Everett Township for work: only 4% work in town. Everett Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Everett Township grew to 266 in 2021, 115 more than in 2011.
| Everett Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Low risk in Everett Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22.7% of Everett Township is conserved land
25 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Everett Township is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Newaygo County Sports Park | 0.7 mi | 31 |
| 2. Flowing Wells Park | — | 11 |
| 3. White Cloud-Ziegler Roadside Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Everett Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Everett Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Everett Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Everett Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Everett Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Everett Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Everett Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,978.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 866 ft
Everett Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Everett Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | D |
| Big Prairie Township | #662 | D | B+ | — | C+ | D |
| Brooks Township | #620 | C− | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Wilcox Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
| White Cloud | — | — | B | — | C | D |
| Sherman Township | — | — | C− | — | B− | C |
| Goodwell Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Everett Township, Wilcox Township, White Cloud and Sherman Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Everett Township, Big Prairie Township, Brooks Township, Wilcox Township, White Cloud and Sherman Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Goodwell Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Everett Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Everett Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Everett 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+.