Is Johnstown Township a good place to live?
Johnstown Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $216K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the Grand Rapids metro’s $83K median household income. It grades B− overall, 355th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. 13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Johnstown Township, against 26% in Michigan’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center, at 125 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
What makes Johnstown Township stand out
Where Johnstown Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Johnstown Township for work
Where Johnstown Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Johnstown Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Johnstown Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Johnstown Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Johnstown 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 Johnstown Township.
Most working residents commute out of Johnstown Township
Johnstown Township has 121 jobs for its 1,151 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Johnstown Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Johnstown Township fell to 121 in 2021, 22 fewer than in 2011. The average trip to work in Johnstown Township is 27 minutes.
| Johnstown Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Johnstown Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Johnstown Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Johnstown Township is less healthy than 68% of U.S. towns
Johnstown Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 40% of adults have obesity in Johnstown Township.
| Johnstown Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Johnstown Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.3% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Johnstown Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Johnstown Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Johnstown Township has set aside 1% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center | — | 125 |
| 2. Fine Lake Boating Access Site | — | 1 |
| 3. Bristol Lake Boating Access Site | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Air Zoo and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Johnstown Township. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
33 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
9 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
40 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park16 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
20 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of MagicPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Johnstown Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Johnstown Township
About 2 of every 100 Johnstown Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Johnstown Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Johnstown Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,841 at the 2020 census. Johnstown Township was originally established in 1838 but was much larger. It gained its current boundaries in 1849.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 919 ft
Johnstown Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Johnstown Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown Township | #355 | B− | B+ | — | B | C |
| Assyria Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C+ |
| Barry Township | #45 | A | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Baltimore Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | B− |
| Bedford Township | #624 | C− | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
Assyria Township and Baltimore Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Johnstown Township, Assyria Township, Barry Township, Baltimore Township and Bedford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Johnstown Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Johnstown Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Johnstown Township, MI a good place to live?
Johnstown Township grades B− overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #355 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B for schools.
Is Johnstown 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+.