Grant TownshipOceana County, MI
A town of 3,034.
Is Grant Township a good place to live?
Grant Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $131K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the county’s $62K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 442nd of 697 in Michigan. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $58K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 18% of the land in Grant Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Manistee National Forest, at 2,415 acres with 12.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns.
What makes Grant Township stand out
Where Grant Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Grant Township for work
Where Grant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Grant Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Grant Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Grant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant 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 Grant Township.
Grant Township has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sends most of its workers to Shelby Township and beyond.
17.6% of Grant Township is conserved land
24 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. At 0.7 miles per square mile, Grant Township’s trail density is against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manistee National Forest | 12.5 mi | 2,415 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Grant Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Grant Township
Grant Township has 228 jobs for its 1,141 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 462 in 2011 to 228.
Most working residents leave Grant Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Grant Township fell to 228 in 2021, 234 fewer than in 2011. The average trip to work in Grant Township is 27 minutes.
| Grant Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Grant Township is less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,204 U.S. towns with household incomes like Grant Township’s, it is less healthy than 57%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Grant Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 41% of adults have obesity in Grant Township.
| Grant Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Grant Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.9% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 17.3% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Grant Township
The Montague 4 Nw weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Grant Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Grant Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Michigan's Adventure and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grant Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi National forestManistee National Forest
20 mi MuseumUSS LST-39320 mi Stadium & arenaMercy Health Arena
12 mi Theme parkWildWater Adventure
20 mi MuseumMuskegon Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Manistee National Forest: RomanKahler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS LST-393: USN, Public domain · WildWater Adventure: Larry Pieniazek, CC BY 2.5 · Muskegon Museum of Art: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Grant Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grant Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Grant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Grant Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Grant Township is a civil township of Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,002.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Grant Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Grant Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | #442 | C+ | A | — | B+ | C |
| Montague Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Otto Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shelby Township | #480 | C+ | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Claybanks Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montague Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Grant Township, Montague Township and Shelby Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Otto Township and Claybanks Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Grant Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Grant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grant Township, MI a good place to live?
Grant Township grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #442 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Grant 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.