Fabius TownshipMI
A town of 3,325, settled in 1890.
Is Fabius Township a good place to live?
Fabius Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $271K for a typical one, or 4.1 years of the Sturgis area’s $66K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 367th of 697 in Michigan. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Fabius Township’s median age is 55.7 years, where Michigan’s towns sit at 42.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Fabius State Game Area, at 166 acres.
What makes Fabius Township stand out
Where Fabius Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Fabius Township for work
Where Fabius Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Fabius Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Fabius Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for hazard risk (better than 87% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 3%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Fabius Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fabius 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 Fabius Township.
Fabius Township is a second-home town and sends most of its workers to Three Rivers and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Fabius Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fabius Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in Fabius Township beat 66% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Three Rivers Community Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 186 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
| Fabius Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Meyer Broadway Park | 5.1 mi | 143 |
| 2. Fabius State Game Area | — | 166 |
| 3. Corey Lake North Bay Preserve | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents commute out of Fabius Township
Fabius Township has 319 jobs for its 1,380 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Fabius Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Fabius Township grew to 319 in 2021, 87 more than in 2011. The median household income in Fabius Township is $96,000.
| Fabius Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $96,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Older than Michigan overall
24.6% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 5.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
People 65 and older are 30% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Fabius Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Fabius Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.7% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Fabius Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Fabius Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fabius Township is less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,180 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fabius Township’s, it is less healthy than 84%, so it trails even them.
Fabius Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Fabius Township.
| Fabius Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fabius Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Fabius Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fabius Township
About 3 of every 100 Fabius Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Fabius Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Fabius Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,311 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 863 ft
Fabius Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Fabius Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Lockport Township (C) comes closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabius Township | #367 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Three Rivers | #580 | C− | B+ | D | B+ | C− |
| Lockport Township | #533 | C | B | — | B | C |
| Flowerfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Newberg Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Constantine Township | #599 | C− | A− | — | C | C− |
Flowerfield Township and Newberg Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fabius Township, Lockport Township, Flowerfield Township, Newberg Township and Constantine Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fabius Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Fabius Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fabius Township, MI a good place to live?
Fabius Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #367 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Fabius 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+.