Home TownshipMI
A town of 246.
Is Home Township a good place to live?
Home Township’s median age is 54.9 years, where Michigan’s towns sit at 42.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 702 Michigan towns, just 3 have a higher share of households owning their home than Home Township. 27% of the land in Home Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve, at 293 acres with 3.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Home Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
246 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Home Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Home 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 Home Township.
Nearly a quarter of Home Township is conserved land
42 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Home Township’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District | 16.1 mi | 4,824 |
| 2. McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve | 3.7 mi | 293 |
| 3. Upriver Nature Preserve | 2.2 mi | 152 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The schools Home Township’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Big Jackson School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Jackson Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 1 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Home Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Home Township for work: only 0% work in town. The median household income in Home Township is $47,000. The top destinations are Big Rapids (15%), Grand Rapids (9%) and White Cloud (5%).
| Home Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $47,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Home Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Home Township
Home Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 14° and about 61 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Home Township is
Home Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 45% of adults have high blood pressure in Home Township.
| Home Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Home Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.8% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Home Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumJim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
12 mi National forestManistee National Forest9 mi MuseumShrine of the Pines38 mi MuseumMichigan Heritage ParkPhoto credits
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia: Jim Crow Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manistee National Forest: RomanKahler, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Home Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Home Township
About 0 of every 100 Home Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
100% of working residents leave Home Township for work
Where Home Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Home Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Home Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 238 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 912 ft
Questions about Home Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Home Township, MI a good place to live?
Home Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.