Greenbush Township (Clinton County), 2021
Greenbush Township’s story
182 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 3 maps from 1918 on.
- 1844Greenbush Township is settled
Greenbush TownshipMI
22% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Population
2,150
2025 Census estimate · +0.7% since 2020
Median home value
$259K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
45.8
years
Jobs based here
247
A commuter town
Is Greenbush Township a good place to live?
The best of Greenbush Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and civic life; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Greenbush Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest place to walk is Clinton Lakes County Park, 264 acres with 2.9 miles of trail. Greenbush Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Greenbush Township stand out
Where Greenbush Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Greenbush Township3.7
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical MI town3.1
Civic lifeA−
22% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Michigan town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
St. Johns Public Schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Eureka School | PK–5 | 114 |
SchoolsA−
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
0historic places
History
Settled in 1844
A long history
A history going back 182 years.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Greenbush Township for work
Where Greenbush Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
247jobs based in Greenbush Township
3%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Greenbush Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Greenbush Township is from typical.
SchoolsA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.2 of 20; 1.5% of households have no car; 1.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 39% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $259K, 3.6 years of the Lansing metro’s $73K median household incomeC+Open →Jobs & incomeC+Open →HealthUniversity of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton 5.2 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors5 miles of trails; 1% conserved landC+Open →History2 notable people born hereBOpen →Civic life3.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Greenbush Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenbush Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers84% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Greenbush Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereGreenbush Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2021
ZIP codes48879, 4883148879 89% · 48831 11%Census 2020
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 Greenbush Township.
SchoolsA−
Public schools in Greenbush Township beat 82% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the St. Johns Public Schools. Its one school is below.
82%of MI districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 114 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Most of Greenbush Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Greenbush Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Greenbush Township grew to 247 in 2021, 146 more than in 2011. The top destinations are St.
3%work in town
| Greenbush Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.8% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Greenbush Township3%
St. Johns19%
Lansing17%
East Lansing5%
Lansing Township2%
24 mi
median commute distance
247
jobs based in Greenbush Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Greenbush Township
Greenbush Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–33°
Spring36–57°
Summer59–81°
Fall41–60°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Low risk in Greenbush Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB−
Greenbush Township is healthier than 54% of U.S. towns
Greenbush Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Greenbush Township, against 34% in Michigan’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 28% of Greenbush Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
54%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Greenbush Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
4 better27 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Greenbush Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.9% |
University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton
5.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.3%conserved
| Greenbush Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1.3%
conserved · 289 of 22,538 acres
5.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clinton Lakes County Park | 2.9 mi | 264 |
| 2. Francis Motz County Park | 0.8 mi | 41 |
| 3. Eureka Natural Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Greenbush Township
19pages on Greenbush Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Greenbush Township; the nearest are
Baker CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Owosso19.1 mi$13,000 tuitionLansing Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Lansing22.7 mi$4,100 in-state tuitionMichigan State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · East Lansing23.3 mi$16,458 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Greenbush Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Greenbush Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Greenbush Township is a civil township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,143 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 728 ft
Greenbush Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Greenbush Township.
Essex TownshipDuplain TownshipBingham TownshipWashington TownshipGreenbush Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbush Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Essex Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B |
| Duplain Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Bingham Township | #128 | A− | B | — | A− | B |
| Washington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Greenbush Township, Essex Township and Duplain Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Greenbush Township, Essex Township, Duplain Township and Bingham Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Washington Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Greenbush Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Greenbush Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Greenbush Township, MI a good place to live?
22% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Greenbush Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
What is Greenbush Township, MI known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Myrtelle Canavan and Irene Dunham.