Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Goodrich’s best subject grades are an A for schools and history and an A− for health. Goodrich’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Goodrich’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 117 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Kearsley Creek Park, at 25 acres. Goodrich has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Goodrich beats most towns.
Where Goodrich’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Goodrich is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 235 in 1880, 2,022 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 4 maps from 1920 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Goodrich, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Goodrich.
The typical Goodrich home is worth about $375,000, up 4% in a year, 42% above the Michigan typical home. 93% of Goodrich households own their home.
| Goodrich | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,014 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Goodrich beats the Michigan average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 8.9% of adults have diabetes in Goodrich.
| Goodrich | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Goodrich | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Goodrich for work: only 4% work in town. The median household income in Goodrich is $110,000. Jobs based in Goodrich grew to 289 in 2021, 39 more than in 2011.
| Goodrich | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Goodrich has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Goodrich | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 26% | 29% |
51.6% women, 48.4% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Goodrich | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.3% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 33.9% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.2% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kearsley Creek Park | — | 25 |
| 2. Goodrich Commons Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
| 3. Village Hall Site | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Goodrich. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Zoo & aquariumDetroit Zoo
11 mi MuseumSloan Museum
37 mi TheatreRedford Theatre
11 mi MuseumFlint Institute of Arts14 mi MuseumCrossroads Village (Michigan)Detroit Zoo: WMrapids, CC0 · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Redford Theatre: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0 · Flint Institute of Arts: Blueskiesfalling at English Wikipedia, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Goodrich
About 3 of every 100 Goodrich residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Goodrich is a village in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,022. The village is located within Atlas Township and is part of the Flint metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 6 years of the area's median household income ($62,281 across the Flint, MI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
