Filer TownshipMI
A town of 2,289. 76% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Trash day: look up yoursIs Filer Township a good place to live?
Filer Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 45 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on hazard risk. 28% of residents are 65 or older in Filer Township, against 19% in Michigan’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Magoon Creek Nature Area, 94 acres with 1.9 miles of trail. Filer Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Filer Township stand out
Where Filer Township beats most towns.
93% of working residents leave Filer Township for work
Where Filer Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Filer Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Filer Township is from typical.
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Moving to Filer Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Filer 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 Filer Township.
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Filer Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Filer Township for work: only 7% work in town. Filer Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Filer Township.
| Filer Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.1% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Public schools in Filer Township beat 57% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Manistee Area Public Schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F Kennedy Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 270 | C+ |
| Manistee Catholic Central School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 153 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Filer Township’s median age is 47.8 years. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Filer Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Filer Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.4% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
In Filer Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Filer Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Filer Township is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The FEMA risk score in Filer Township is higher than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Filer Township trails 63% of U.S. towns
Filer Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 40% of Filer Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Filer Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Filer Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Filer Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Magoon Creek Nature Area | 1.9 mi | 94 |
| 2. Canfield Lake Boating Access Site | — | 2 |
| 3. Sundling Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Filer Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Filer Township
About 3 of every 100 Filer Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Filer Township
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Filer City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Filer Charter Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 136 as of the 2020 census. The community is located on Manistee Lake just south of Manistee. Filer City has a post office with ZIP code 49634. The post office opened March 10, 1868, was discontinued on April 12, 1871, and reopened on July 13, 1883.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 607 ft
- ZIP code
- 49634
Filer Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Filer Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filer Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Manistee | #519 | C | B+ | C | B | C+ |
| Stronach Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Filer Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Filer Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Stronach Township and Grant Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Filer Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Filer Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Filer Township, MI a good place to live?
76% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Filer 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+.