Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Flint Township earns a D−, 694th among Michigan's 697 graded towns, mostly because of safety and health. Its police reported 253 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 98% of U.S. towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. One bright spot: natural-hazard risk is low. Flint Township’s violent crime rate is 8.2 per 1,000 residents, above both Michigan’s towns (1.9) and U.S. towns (1.6). Only 42 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score lower on civic life. Flint Township has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Robert Aitkan Farm House and William Carmer House.
Where Flint Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Its founding year, 1818, comes before those of 97% of the Michigan towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 1,670 in 1850, a peak of 196,940 in 1960, 81,252 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1919 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Flint Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for hazard risk (better than 85% of comparable towns) to D− for safety (better than 2%), so the D− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Flint 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 Flint Township.
Flint Township draws workers from Flint and beyond, but it reports more crime than Mount Morris Township and its other graded neighbors.
Each of the 3 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Mount Morris Township (D) to Clayton Township (A). Property crime runs at 39.7 per 1,000 residents, 3 times the Michigan rate, most of it theft.
Flint Township’s property crime rate is 39.7 per 1,000 residents. Flint Township reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 98% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is CarmanAinsworth High School, with 914 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dye Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 559 | D |
| CarmanAinsworth High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 914 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
18,997 jobs are based in Flint Township, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Flint Township for work: only 11% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Flint Township. Since 2011, Flint Township has lost 2,905 jobs, to 18,997 in 2021.
| Flint Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.7% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
38% of Flint Township adults feel lonely. Flint Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 20% of Flint Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Flint Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Flint Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.5% | 8.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 10.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.3% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Flint Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is AYSO Park, at 28 acres.
| Flint Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. AYSO Park | — | 28 |
| 2. Swartz Creek Valley Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Flint Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flint Township. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumSloan Museum
5 mi MuseumFlint Institute of Arts8 mi MuseumCrossroads Village (Michigan)
4 mi MuseumRobert J. Whaley House30 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquareSloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flint Institute of Arts: Blueskiesfalling at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Robert J. Whaley House: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Flint Township
About 4 of every 100 Flint Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Where Flint Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
5 places in Flint Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Michigan, United States
Flint is a city in and the county seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. The city's population was 81,252 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 79,735 in 2024, making it the most populous city in Genesee County and the 12th-most populous city in Michigan. Located along the Flint River 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the Central Michigan region. The Flint metropolitan area is located entirely within Genesee County and is the fourth-largest metro area in Michigan, with a population of 406,892 in the 2020 census. Flint was founded as a village by fur trader Jacob Smith in 1819 and became a major lumbering area on the historic Saginaw Trail …
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6 towns share a border with Flint Township.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D−; Burton (D−) is closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Township | #694 | D− | C+ | D− | C | D |
| Flint | #691 | D− | B+ | D | D− | D− |
| Swartz Creek | #405 | B− | C | — | B | B− |
| Clayton Township | #466 | C+ | C− | A | B | C+ |
| Mount Morris Township | #677 | D | B | D | C | D− |
| Mundy Township | #551 | C | C | — | B− | B− |
| Burton | #686 | D− | B− | D | C− | D |
Swartz Creek and Mundy Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Flint Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Flint Township grades D− overall, better than 3% of U.S. towns and #694 of 697 in Michigan. It grades D for health, D− for safety and C for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
The typical home is worth about $159,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
