Evergreen TownshipMI
A town of 3,063.
Is Evergreen Township a good place to live?
Evergreen Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $195K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the Grand Rapids metro’s $83K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 513th of 697 in Michigan. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Evergreen Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Stanton State Game Area, 3,041 acres with 5 miles of trail.
What makes Evergreen Township stand out
Where Evergreen Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Evergreen Township for work
Where Evergreen Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Evergreen Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Evergreen Township is from typical.
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Moving to Evergreen Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Evergreen 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 Evergreen Township.
For health, Evergreen Township earns a C−
42% of Evergreen Township adults have obesity. Evergreen Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 19% of Evergreen Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Evergreen Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Evergreen Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.3% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.6% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Evergreen Township’s public schools trail 57% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Central Montcalm Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Montcalm Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 275 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Very low risk in Evergreen Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Evergreen Township
Evergreen Township has 271 jobs for its 1,046 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 34.7 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Evergreen Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Evergreen Township grew to 271 in 2021, 178 more than in 2011. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Evergreen Township.
| Evergreen Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Conserved land covers 14.1% of Evergreen Township
8.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stanton State Game Area | 5 mi | 3,041 |
| 2. Loon Lake Public Access | — | 1 |
| 3. Half Moon Lake Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Evergreen Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Evergreen Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 73 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Evergreen Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Evergreen Township
About 4 of every 100 Evergreen Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Evergreen Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Evergreen Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,941 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 853 ft
Evergreen Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Evergreen Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Township | #513 | C | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Crystal Township | #582 | C− | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Sidney Township | #602 | C− | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Bushnell Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Stanton | — | — | A+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| Day Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | D |
Bushnell Township, Stanton and Day Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Evergreen Township, Crystal Township, Sidney Township, Bushnell Township and Day Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Evergreen Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Evergreen Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Evergreen Township, MI a good place to live?
Evergreen Township grades C overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #513 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Evergreen 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 A.