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A town of 1,528, settled in 1857.
Fairgrove Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for civic life and a B for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fairgrove Township, below both the Michigan town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Fairgrove Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Fairgrove Township’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 Fairgrove Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 437 in 1910, a peak of 691 in 1980, 514 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 3 maps from 1963 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairgrove 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Fairgrove Township.
Fairgrove Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 42% of Fairgrove Township adults have obesity, against 37% in Michigan’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Fairgrove Township.
| Fairgrove Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Fairgrove Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.1% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Akron-Fairgrove Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| AkronFairgrove JrSr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 181 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Fairgrove Township for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in Fairgrove Township is $51,000. Since 2011, Fairgrove Township has added 37 jobs, to 142 in 2021.
| Fairgrove Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.7% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fairgrove Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Fairgrove Township’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Akron Park | — | 15 |
| 2. Mulberry Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Fairgrove Community Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairgrove Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumUSS Edson
35 mi MuseumSloan Museum
19 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
37 mi GardenDow Gardens
39 mi GardenChippewa Nature Center30 mi MuseumCrossroads Village (Michigan)USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0
None within 15 miles of Fairgrove Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Fairgrove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Fairgrove is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Fairgrove had a population of 514. The village is located within Fairgrove Township.
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4 towns share a border with Fairgrove Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairgrove Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Gilford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juniata Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Almer Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Akron Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
Fairgrove Township, Juniata Township, Almer Township and Akron Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fairgrove Township, Juniata Township, Almer Township and Akron Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Gilford Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fairgrove Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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