Hill TownshipMI
A town of 1,273.
Is Hill Township a good place to live?
The best of Hill Township’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and schools; the weakest is a D for incomes. 36% of residents are 65 or older in Hill Township, above both the Michigan town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Only 2 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a higher median age than Hill Township. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Rifle River State Recreation Area, at 244 acres. Hill Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hill Township stand out
Where Hill Township beats most towns.
1,273 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Hill Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Hill Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Hill Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hill 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 Hill Township.
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Hill Township than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
47% of Hill Township adults have high blood pressure, where Michigan’s towns sit at 36% and U.S. towns at 35%. 16% of Hill Township adults have diabetes. Hill Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| Hill Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hill Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 11.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.5% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Hill Township, the average trip to work runs longer than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
Hill Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes. Jobs based in Hill Township grew to 68 in 2021, 48 more than in 2011. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Hill Township.
| Hill Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Hill Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Hill Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Hill Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Hill Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Hill Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit | — | 502 |
| 2. Rifle River State Recreation Area | — | 244 |
| 3. Rifle Lake Public Access | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Hill Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hill Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Hill Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
98% of working residents leave Hill Township for work
Where Hill Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Hill Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Hill Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,251 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 853 ft
Questions about Hill Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hill 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+.