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Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. On schools it is strong: its public schools beat 78% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. Grand Blanc Township’s overall B puts it 347th of 697 in Michigan. Set against the rest, it does better than 56% of U.S. towns. Health is another plus (B+) — it is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns. The drawback is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $292K, 4.7 years of the Flint metro’s $62K median household income. It also trails on walkability (C+). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than three fifths of U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Where Grand Blanc Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Myers Elementary School | PK–5 | 479 |
| Reid Elementary School | K–5 | 433 |
| Cook Elementary School | K–2 | 397 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Grand Blanc Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1823, comes before those of 94% of the Michigan towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 216 in 1880, 8,091 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 4 maps from 1920 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grand Blanc 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Grand Blanc Township.
Walkers can cover 16 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Creasey Bicentennial Park, 215 acres with 4.1 miles of trail. In Grand Blanc Township, the concentration of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Grand Blanc Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Creasey Bicentennial Park | 4.1 mi | 215 |
| 2. Genesys Walking Trails and Woods | 1.5 mi | 85 |
| 3. Perry Homestead | — | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The public schools here belong to the Grand Blanc Community Schools. Of its 10 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The 6 public schools in Grand Blanc Township teach 2,299 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Blanc Middle School EastLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 884 | B+ |
| Lillian G Mason Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 331 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
In Grand Blanc Township, the risk rating from FEMA is 12 of 100, below both the Michigan town median (25 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Grand Blanc Township break down as 36% from inland flooding and 30% from tornadoes. Also worth knowing: 24 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1981.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Grand Blanc Township: just over a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression. In Grand Blanc Township, 13% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 22% get no exercise outside work.
| Grand Blanc Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 25% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Grand Blanc Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 6.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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
Jobs based here grew from 5,588 in 2011 to 13,169.
The top destinations are Flint (12%), Flint Township (6%) and Grand Blanc (4%). Only 8% of working residents stay in Grand Blanc Township for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Grand Blanc Township added 7,581 jobs between 2011 and 2021, to 13,169. Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles.
| Grand Blanc Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 14% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
93 violent crimes were reported in 2024. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Grand Blanc Township's reported crime rate is below Michigan's.
| Grand Blanc Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 2 | 1.7 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 11.5 per 1,000 residents | 9.3 | 11.5 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
A typical home in Grand Blanc Township is worth about $292,000, up 3.6% in a year, 11% above the Michigan typical home. In Grand Blanc Township, 70% of households are owner-occupiers. Homes sold in Grand Blanc Township spent a median 38 days on the market.
| Grand Blanc Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,173 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grand Blanc Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Zoo & aquariumDetroit Zoo
8 mi MuseumSloan Museum
39 mi TheatreRedford Theatre
8 mi MuseumFlint Institute of Arts12 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 Grand Blanc Township
About 5 of every 100 Grand Blanc Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
City in Michigan, United States
Grand Blanc is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. The population was 7,784 as of the 2020 US census. It is part of the Flint metropolitan area. The city is surrounded by Grand Blanc Township but is administratively autonomous.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Grand Blanc Township.
Burton next door grades lower for schools (C− to Grand Blanc Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Blanc Township | #347 | B | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Atlas Township | #343 | B | D | — | A | B+ |
| Holly Township | #278 | B | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Mundy Township | #551 | C | C | — | B− | B− |
| Burton | #686 | D− | B− | D | C− | D |
Grand Blanc Township, Atlas Township, Holly Township and Mundy Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Grand Blanc Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Grand Blanc Township grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #347 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
