Hamilton Township (Clare), MI location, 2019
Hamilton Township’s story
141 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 2 maps from 1969 on.
- 1885Hamilton Township is organized
Hamilton TownshipMI
A town of 1,814, organized in 1885.
Population
1,814
2025 Census estimate · +1.7% since 2020
Median home value
$111K
Census ACS
Household income
$45K
median
Median age
53.4
years
Jobs based here
20
A commuter town
Is Hamilton Township a good place to live?
The best of Hamilton Township’s subject grades are a B+ for civic life and a B for the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 32% of residents live below the poverty line in Hamilton Township, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 9 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. On history, just 39 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Hamilton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hamilton Township stand out
Where Hamilton Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Hamilton Township for work
Where Hamilton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
20jobs based in Hamilton Township
0%of working residents work in town
32 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Hamilton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Hamilton Township is from typical.
Jobs & income20 jobs based hereD−Open →HealthMymichigan Medical Center Gladwin 10.5 miles awayDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.9 of 20; 3.1% of households have no car; 1.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 21% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →SchoolsBeat 53% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationB−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $111K, 2.2 years of the county’s $49K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors5% conserved landBOpen →HistoryOrganized 1885DOpen →Civic life2.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+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 Hamilton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hamilton Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hamilton Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHarrison Community SchoolsGladwin Community Schools2 districts serve Hamilton Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereHamilton Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48625, 4862448625 82% · 48624 18%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 Hamilton Township.
HealthD
Residents of Hamilton Township are less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns
Hamilton Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Hamilton Township, above both the Michigan town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 45% of Hamilton Township adults have high blood pressure.
9%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Hamilton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
1 better16 too close to call15 worse
| What stands out | Hamilton Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.1% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.9% | 10.2% |
Mymichigan Medical Center Gladwin
10.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Low risk in Hamilton Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingStrong windCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Hamilton Township stands out in Michigan and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hamilton Township. The median household income in Hamilton Township is $45,000. The top destinations are Clare (9%), Midland (7%) and Harrison (6%).
0%work in town
| Hamilton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $45,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Hamilton Township0%
Clare9%
Midland7%
Harrison6%
Mount Pleasant6%
32 mi
median commute distance
20
jobs based in Hamilton Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Hamilton Township
Hamilton Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Hamilton Township’s July high is 82°F.
49″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–31°
Spring32–55°
Summer55–80°
Fall38–58°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.4%conserved
5.4%
conserved · 1,243 of 23,125 acres
15 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Au Sable State Forest - Gladwin Unit | — | 499 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hamilton Township
18pages on Hamilton Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hamilton Township
About 1 of every 100 Hamilton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Hamilton Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Hamilton Township is a civil township of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,785 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 906 ft
Hamilton Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Hamilton Township.
Sage TownshipArthur TownshipHayes TownshipFranklin TownshipHamilton Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | D |
| Sage Township | #653 | D | B− | — | B+ | D |
| Arthur Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayes Township | #640 | D | A | — | C+ | D |
| Franklin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hamilton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hamilton Township, Sage Township and Hayes Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Arthur Township and Franklin Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hamilton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hamilton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hamilton 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 B−.