Homer TownshipMidland County, MI
A town of 3,952. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
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Homer Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $191K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the Midland metro’s $78K median household income. It grades A overall, ranked 101st of 697 in Michigan. On the plus side, its schools outperform 88% of the state's. Only 63 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Riverview Natural Area, 407 acres with 3 miles of trail.
What makes Homer Township stand out
Where Homer Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Homer Township for work
Where Homer Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Homer Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Homer Township is from typical.
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Moving to Homer Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Homer 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 Homer Township.
Homer Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Michigan (mostly inland flooding).
Homer Township has set aside 9.1% of its land for conservation
That puts Homer Township above both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). 15 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Homer Township’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Homer Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverview Natural Area | 3 mi | 407 |
| 2. Chippewa Nature Center | 2.7 mi | 310 |
| 3. Forestview Natural Area | 0.7 mi | 74 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homer Township’s grade for schools is an A
Its A for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $191K.
Its public schools are run by the Bullock Creek School District. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Bullock Creek High School, with 462 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullock Creek Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 348 | B |
| Bullock Creek High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 462 | B |
| Pine River Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 254 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Homer Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Homer Township for work: only 3% work in town. At $117,000, Homer Township’s median household income is against $77,000 in Michigan’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. The average trip to work in Homer Township is 31 minutes.
| Homer Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Homer Township is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns
Against the 6,124 U.S. towns with household incomes like Homer Township’s, it is less healthy than 59%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Homer Township beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Homer Township.
| Homer Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Homer Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Homer Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Homer Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Michigan overall
The median household earns $117,295, against $72,875 across Michigan, one input to its B− for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 36% of Homer Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Homer Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 43 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Homer Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.3% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.5% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.3% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.7% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Homer Township
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of Michigan towns, with expected losses of about $600 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2004, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Homer Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
USS Edson and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Homer Township. Close and well known come first.
23 mi MuseumUSS Edson
4 mi GardenDow Gardens
3 mi GardenChippewa Nature Center
23 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
23 mi TheatreTemple Theatre24 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquarePhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Temple Theatre: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Homer Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Homer Township
About 4 of every 100 Homer Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Homer Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Homer Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,993.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 630 ft
Homer Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Homer Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Township | #101 | A | A | — | A | B+ |
| Midland | #65 | A | B− | B+ | A | A− |
| Midland Township | — | — | A | — | A | B+ |
| Mount Haley Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | B− |
| Lee Township | #332 | B | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
Midland Township and Mount Haley Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Homer Township, Midland Township, Mount Haley Township and Lee Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Homer Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Homer Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Homer Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Homer Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #101 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Homer 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 A.