Geneva TownshipMI
A town of 1,067. 21% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Geneva Township a good place to live?
The best of Geneva Township’s subject grades is an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C for health. Only 1 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Geneva Township. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Laur Big Salt River Park, at 38 acres. Geneva Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Geneva Township stand out
Where Geneva Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,067 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Geneva Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Geneva Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Geneva Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Geneva 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 Geneva Township.
Geneva Township is less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns
Geneva Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 17% of Geneva Township adults report frequent physical distress, against 14% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Geneva Township.
| Geneva Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Geneva Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.8% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Geneva Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Geneva Township for work: only 1% work in town. Geneva Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median household income in Geneva Township is $62,000.
| Geneva Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Low risk in Geneva Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Geneva Township
Geneva Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 0.2% of Geneva Township
29 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Geneva Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Geneva Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Au Sable State Forest - Gladwin Unit | 26.7 mi | 6,195 |
| 2. Laur Big Salt River Park | 0.1 mi | 38 |
| 3. Salt River Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS Edson and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Geneva Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi MuseumUSS Edson
15 mi GardenDow Gardens
14 mi GardenChippewa Nature Center
34 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
35 mi TheatreTemple Theatre35 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 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Temple Theatre: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Geneva Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Geneva Township
About 2 of every 100 Geneva Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Geneva Township for work
Where Geneva Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Geneva Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Geneva Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,065 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 679 ft
Questions about Geneva Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Geneva Township, MI a good place to live?
21% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Geneva 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+.