Florence TownshipMI
A town of 1,142, settled in 1837.
Is Florence Township a good place to live?
The best of Florence Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and a B+ for history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Florence Township, above both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On walkability, just 60 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Timm Preserve, at 89 acres. Florence Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,142 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Florence Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Florence Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Florence Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Florence 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 Florence Township.
Florence Township is less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns
Florence Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Florence Township, against 15% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 29% of Florence Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Florence Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Florence Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.3% | 14.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Florence Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Florence Township for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Florence Township is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Three Rivers (11%), Sturgis (9%) and Nottawa Township (4%).
| Florence Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Florence Township
Florence 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
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Florence Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Florence Township since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Timm Preserve | — | 89 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Florence Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Florence Township
About 3 of every 100 Florence Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Florence Township for work
Where Florence Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Florence Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Florence Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,153 at the 2020 census. It was organized in 1837.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 814 ft
Questions about Florence Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Florence 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−.