Fraser TownshipMI
A town of 2,946.
Is Fraser Township a good place to live?
Fraser Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $163K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the Bay City metro’s $62K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 490th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. On the plus side, it has 14 miles of trail. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. 16% of residents are under 18 in Fraser Township, below both the Michigan town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). The biggest place to walk is Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area, 1,543 acres with 9.6 miles of trail.
94% of working residents leave Fraser Township for work
Where Fraser Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Fraser Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Fraser Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Fraser Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fraser 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 Fraser Township.
Fraser Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area | 9.6 mi | 1,543 |
| 2. Fraser Township No. 1 State Game Area | — | 45 |
| 3. Fraser Township State Game Area | — | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fraser Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 330 in 2011 to 461.
Most working residents leave Fraser Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2011, Fraser Township has added 131 jobs, to 461 in 2021. 13% of Fraser Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Fraser Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Fraser Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Fraser Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Fraser Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Fraser Township are less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,299 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fraser Township’s, it is healthier than 57%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Fraser Township beats the Michigan average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Fraser Township.
| Fraser Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Fraser Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fraser Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fraser Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
USS Edson and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fraser Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumUSS Edson
18 mi GardenDow Gardens
13 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
20 mi GardenChippewa Nature Center
25 mi TheatreTemple Theatre26 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquarePhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Temple Theatre: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Fraser Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fraser Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Fraser Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Fraser Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Fraser Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 2,994 as of the 2020 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 610 ft
Fraser Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Fraser Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Township | #490 | C+ | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Pinconning Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C |
| Garfield Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Kawkawlin Township | #319 | B | B+ | — | B− | B |
Pinconning Township and Garfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fraser Township, Pinconning Township, Garfield Township and Kawkawlin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fraser Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Fraser Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fraser Township, MI a good place to live?
Fraser Township grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #490 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Fraser 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+.