Is Fremont Township a good place to live?
Fremont Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $144K, 2.3 years of the county’s $64K median household income. It grades C overall, 550th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $63K, and 11% of residents live below the poverty line, and residents are less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Fremont Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Ohmer Park, at 62 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
93% of working residents leave Fremont Township for work
Where Fremont Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Fremont Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Fremont Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Fremont Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fremont 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 Fremont Township.
Fremont Township’s grade for health is a C−
42% of adults have obesity in Fremont Township. Fremont Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Fremont Township.
| Fremont Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Fremont Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 17.7% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Fremont Township’s schools trail 60% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Mayville Community School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 248 | B− |
| Mayville Middle High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 284 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Most of Fremont Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
The average commute for its 1,018 working residents takes 34.8 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Fremont Township for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2011, Fremont Township has lost 28 jobs, to 426 in 2021. The top destinations are Caro (5%), Frankenmuth (5%) and Saginaw (5%).
| Fremont Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Fremont Township
Fremont Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Fremont Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fremont Township has set aside 0.9% of its land for conservation
1.7 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Fremont Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Fremont Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ohmer Park | — | 62 |
| 2. Robinson Park | — | 12 |
| 3. Bodeis Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Fremont Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Fremont Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fremont Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Fremont Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Fremont Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Fremont Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,167 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 761 ft
Fremont Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Fremont Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Township | #550 | C | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Dayton Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C− |
| Indianfields Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | D |
| Mayville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Watertown Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Vassar Township | #561 | C | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
Dayton Township, Indianfields Township and Watertown Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fremont Township, Dayton Township, Indianfields Township, Watertown Township and Vassar Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Mayville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fremont Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Fremont Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fremont Township, MI a good place to live?
Fremont Township grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #550 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Fremont 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.