Indianfields TownshipMI
A town of 2,463. 73% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Indianfields Township a good place to live?
The best of Indianfields Township’s subject grades are an A for civic life and the outdoors; the weakest is a D for incomes. 33% of residents live below the poverty line in Indianfields Township, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On hazard risk, just 22 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. 41% of the land in Indianfields Township is conserved, above both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Tuscola State Game Area, 8,400 acres with 6.2 miles of trail. Only 88 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on the outdoors. Indianfields Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Indianfields Township stand out
Where Indianfields Township beats most towns.
Indianfields Township has shrunk 59% since 2010
6,048 counted in 2010 and 2,492 in 2020; an estimated 2,463 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Indianfields Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Indianfields Township is from typical.
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Moving to Indianfields Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Indianfields Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Indianfields Township.
Indianfields Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
11 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuscola State Game Area | 6.2 mi | 8,400 |
| 2. Indianfields Township Park | 1.7 mi | 53 |
| 3. Caro Exchange Club Forest | 1 mi | 72 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Indianfields Township’s schools trail 53% of Michigan districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caro CenterLargest public school before high school | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Indianfields Township is less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns
Indianfields Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 17% of Indianfields Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Indianfields Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Indianfields Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Indianfields Township is higher than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
The FEMA risk score in Indianfields Township is 68 of 100. Since 1996, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Indianfields Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Indianfields Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Indianfields Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Indianfields Township has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Indianfields Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2011, Indianfields Township has added 288 jobs, to 706 in 2021. Indianfields Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Indianfields Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Everything we know about Indianfields Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Indianfields Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Indianfields Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
11 miles of trails in Indianfields Township
41.3% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
About Indianfields Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Indianfields Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the township was 2,492 at the 2020 census. The township is immediately adjacent to the city of Caro, which is north of the township.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 696 ft
Indianfields Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Indianfields Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianfields Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | D |
| Caro | #649 | D | B+ | C− | B− | D |
| Wells Township | — | — | B | — | B | D |
| Juniata Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Almer Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Fremont Township | #550 | C | A | — | C+ | C− |
Indianfields Township, Wells Township, Juniata Township and Almer Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Indianfields Township, Wells Township, Juniata Township, Almer Township and Fremont Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Indianfields Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Indianfields Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Indianfields Township, MI a good place to live?
73% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Indianfields 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−.