Haring TownshipMI
A town of 3,626, settled in 1872.
Is Haring Township a good place to live?
Haring Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $192K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Cadillac area’s $62K median household income. It grades B overall, 302nd of 697 graded towns in Michigan. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Haring Township’s trail density is 2.7 miles per square mile, where Michigan’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Only 28 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on the outdoors. Haring Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 93% of U.S. towns.
What makes Haring Township stand out
Where Haring Township beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
87 miles of trails in Haring Township
25% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
How Haring Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Haring Township is from typical.
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Moving to Haring Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Haring 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 Haring Township.
Haring Township draws workers from Cadillac and beyond and is one of Michigan’s best towns for the outdoors.
Haring Township has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #15 of 701 in Michigan.
87 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is William Mitchell State Park, at 272 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit | 63.3 mi | 4,830 |
| 2. William Mitchell State Park | — | 272 |
| 3. Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Haring Township’s public schools outperform 72% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by Wexford-Missaukee ISD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| WexfordMissaukee ISD Special EducationLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 89 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
About one in three of Haring Township’s working residents commute to Cadillac
2,378 jobs are based in Haring Township, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Haring Township for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Haring Township grew to 2,378 in 2021, 544 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Cadillac (33%), Traverse City (6%) and Cherry Grove Township (4%).
| Haring Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 9.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Haring Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Haring Township are less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Haring Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Haring Township, against 27% in Michigan’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 39% of Haring Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Haring Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Haring Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Haring Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Haring Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Haring Township’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Haring Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Haring Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Haring Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Haring Township has grown 14% since 2010
3,173 counted in 2010 and 3,556 in 2020; an estimated 3,626 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Haring Township
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Haring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan The population of the CDP was 335 as of the 2020 census. Haring is located within Haring Charter Township, just north of the city of Cadillac.
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,325 ft
Haring Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Haring Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haring Township | #302 | B | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Cadillac | #514 | C | B | C− | B+ | C− |
| Selma Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Lake Township | #415 | B− | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Cedar Creek Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Clam Lake Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C |
Selma Township, Cedar Creek Township and Clam Lake Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Haring Township, Selma Township, Lake Township, Cedar Creek Township and Clam Lake Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Haring Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Haring Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Haring Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Haring Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #302 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B+ for schools.
Is Haring 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 B+.