Fulton TownshipMI
A town of 2,436.
Is Fulton Township a good place to live?
Fulton Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Fulton Township’s typical journey to work is 37 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 80 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Maple River State Game Area, at 2,297 acres. Fulton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Fulton Township stand out
Where Fulton Township beats most towns.
93% of working residents leave Fulton Township for work
Where Fulton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Fulton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Fulton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Fulton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fulton 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 Fulton Township.
Fulton Township has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For most workers, Fulton Township is a place to come home to: only 7% work in town. Jobs locally fell by 152 from 2011 to 2021, to 246. The top destinations are Alma (8%), St. Johns (7%) and Ithaca (6%). The share of workers in Fulton Township who work from home is 6.7%, against 10% in Michigan’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns.
| Fulton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.7% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On state tests, Fulton Township’s schools trail 53% of Michigan districts
The Fulton Schools runs its public schools. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. 3 public schools serve Fulton Township, with 553 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 261 | D |
| Fulton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 173 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
In Fulton Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 39 inches of snow, with January nights at 16° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
8.9% of the land in Fulton Township is protected from building
There are 1.2 miles of trail across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maple River State Game Area | 0.1 mi | 2,297 |
| 2. Otter Creek Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Don D. Andrews Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
In Fulton Township, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Here, 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in Michigan as a whole.
| Fulton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Fulton Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.7% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.7% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Fulton Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 58% come from inland flooding and 15% from tornadoes. Fulton Township’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 59 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fulton Township is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
37% of Fulton Township adults have high blood pressure. This Michigan town does better than the Michigan average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Among adults here, 27% have been diagnosed with depression and 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Fulton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fulton Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Fulton Township are worth about $261K, by Zillow’s estimate
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 8.3%. Fulton Township’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $941 a month. Also worth knowing: the share of households in Fulton Township who are owner-occupiers: 80%.
| Fulton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $941 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 84% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fulton Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fulton Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Fulton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Fulton Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Fulton Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,484 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 735 ft
Fulton Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Fulton Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B− |
| Washington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Shade Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newark Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Essex Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B |
Fulton Township, Newark Township and Essex Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fulton Township, Newark Township and Essex Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Washington Township and North Shade Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fulton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Fulton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fulton 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+.