Flowerfield TownshipMI
A town of 1,607, settled in 1832.
Is Flowerfield Township a good place to live?
The best of Flowerfield Township’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 100 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 42 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Flowerfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Flowerfield Township for work
Where Flowerfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Flowerfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Flowerfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Flowerfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Flowerfield 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 Flowerfield Township.
Flowerfield Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Flowerfield Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Flowerfield Township grew to 63 in 2021, 40 more than in 2011. 5.8% of Flowerfield Township residents live below the poverty line, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Flowerfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On state tests, Flowerfield Township’s schools beat 66% of Michigan districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howardsville Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 206 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
In Flowerfield Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Flowerfield 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
On CDC estimates, Flowerfield Township is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
Flowerfield Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 28% of Flowerfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, close to Michigan’s towns (27%) and above U.S. towns (23%). 16% of Flowerfield Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Flowerfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Flowerfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Flowerfield Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Notre Dame Stadium and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flowerfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
16 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
36 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
33 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
32 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
38 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
Everything we know about Flowerfield Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Flowerfield Township
About 4 of every 100 Flowerfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Flowerfield Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Flowerfield Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,587 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
Flowerfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Flowerfield Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowerfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Fabius Township | #367 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Park Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Prairie Ronde Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Marcellus Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
Flowerfield Township, Park Township, Prairie Ronde Township and Marcellus Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Flowerfield Township, Fabius Township, Park Township, Prairie Ronde Township and Marcellus Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Flowerfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Flowerfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Flowerfield 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+.