Ferris TownshipMI
A town of 1,390, established in 1857.
Is Ferris Township a good place to live?
The best of Ferris Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. Ferris Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On cost of living, just 29 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Vestaburg State Game Area, at 1,871 acres. Ferris Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Ferris Township stand out
Where Ferris Township beats most towns.
1,390 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Ferris Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Ferris Township is from typical.
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Moving to Ferris Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ferris 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 Ferris Township.
Residents of Ferris Township are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns
Ferris Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 20% of Ferris Township adults smoke cigarettes, against 15% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Ferris Township.
| Ferris Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Ferris Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.5% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ferris Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Ferris Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2011, Ferris Township has added 40 jobs, to 96 in 2021. The median household income in Ferris Township is $59,000.
| Ferris Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Ferris Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Ferris Township
Ferris Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
9.4% of Ferris Township is conserved land
3.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Ferris Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Ferris Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vestaburg State Game Area | 0.3 mi | 1,871 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ferris Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ferris Township
About 1 of every 100 Ferris Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
97% of working residents leave Ferris Township for work
Where Ferris Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Ferris Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Ferris Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,331 at the 2020 census. The township was established in 1857.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 896 ft
Questions about Ferris Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ferris 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.