Jerome TownshipMI
A town of 4,613.
Is Jerome Township a good place to live?
Jerome Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $292K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the Midland metro’s $78K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 452nd among Michigan's 697 graded towns. On the plus side, it has 33 miles of trail. Only 54 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on hazard risk. Jerome Township’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
95% of working residents leave Jerome Township for work
Where Jerome Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Jerome Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Jerome Township is from typical.
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Moving to Jerome Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jerome 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 Jerome Township.
Conserved land covers 5.5% of Jerome Township
The biggest park or preserve is Veterans Memorial Park, at 132 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Au Sable State Forest - Gladwin Unit | 27.9 mi | 7,121 |
| 2. Village of Sanford Park | 1.1 mi | 26 |
| 3. Sanford Lake Park | 0.9 mi | 68 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Jerome Township beat 58% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Meridian Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Meridian Early College High School, with 396 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 537 | B |
| Meridian Early College High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 396 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Jerome Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Jerome Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Jerome Township fell to 579 in 2021, 108 fewer than in 2011. 13% of Jerome Township residents live below the poverty line, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Jerome Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Jerome Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Jerome 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
Jerome Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Michigan towns, with expected losses of about $383 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Jerome Township’s FEMA risk score is 63 of 100. Since 2020, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jerome Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jerome Township’s grade for cost of living is a B
The typical Jerome Township home is worth about $292,000, up 1.7% in a year, 11% above the Michigan typical home. 86% of households own their home in Jerome Township.
| Jerome Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,010 a month | $1,047 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jerome Township is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns
Jerome Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 29% of Jerome Township adults feel lonely.
| Jerome Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Jerome Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Michigan’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Jerome Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Jerome Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.5% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.9% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points
USS Edson and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jerome Township. Close and well known come first.
28 mi MuseumUSS Edson
9 mi GardenDow Gardens
9 mi GardenChippewa Nature Center
28 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
30 mi TheatreTemple Theatre30 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 Jerome Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jerome Township
About 5 of every 100 Jerome Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Jerome Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Jerome Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,625 at the 2020 census. Jerome Township is the most populous township in Midland County. The village of Sanford is within the township.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 650 ft
Jerome Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Jerome Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Township | #452 | C+ | B | — | B | B |
| Geneva Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Edenville Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Lincoln Township | #3 | A+ | A | — | A | B+ |
| Sanford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Township | #332 | B | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
Geneva Township and Edenville Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jerome Township, Geneva Township, Edenville Township, Lincoln Township and Lee Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sanford isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jerome Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Jerome Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jerome Township, MI a good place to live?
Jerome Township grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #452 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Jerome 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.