Green TownshipMI
A town of 3,408.
Is Green Township a good place to live?
Green Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $231K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the Big Rapids area’s $61K median household income. It grades C overall, 557th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Only 82 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on history. The biggest place to walk is White Pine Valley Recreation Area, 209 acres with 3.9 miles of trail.
What makes Green Township stand out
Where Green Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Green Township for work
Where Green Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Green Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Green Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Green Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Green 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 Green Township.
Green Township sends most of its workers to Big Rapids and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Michigan (mostly inland flooding).
In Green Township, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of Michigan towns, with expected losses of about $886 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Only 3 of the 701 Michigan towns we compare have a higher FEMA risk score than Green Township. Since 2014, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Green Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Green Township
Green Township has 191 jobs for its 1,249 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Green Township for work: only 3% work in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Green Township, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Green Township fell to 191 in 2021, 45 fewer than in 2011.
| Green Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Green Township is less healthy than 68% of U.S. towns
Green Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Green Township, above both the Michigan town median (27%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). 20% of adults report frequent mental distress in Green Township.
| Green Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Green Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.5% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 16.9% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Green Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White Pine Valley Recreation Area | 3.9 mi | 209 |
| 2. Haymarsh Lake State Game Area | — | 196 |
| 3. Paris Park | — | 50 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Green Township
Green Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Green Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Green Township’s grade for cost of living is an A−
Typical home values rose 10% in the year to September 2026. 88% of Green Township households own their home.
| Green Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,053 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Green Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Green Township
About 4 of every 100 Green Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Green Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Green Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | #557 | C | A− | — | B | C |
| Grant Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Big Rapids Township | #608 | C− | C− | — | B | C+ |
| Barton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hersey Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Richmond Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
Hersey Township and Richmond Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Green Township, Big Rapids Township, Hersey Township and Richmond Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Grant Township and Barton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Green Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Green Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Green Township, MI a good place to live?
Green Township grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #557 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Green 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−.