Keene TownshipMI
A town of 1,749, settled in 1868.
Is Keene Township a good place to live?
The best of Keene Township’s subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 12 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. 94% of households own their home in Keene Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 84% and U.S. towns at 73%. The biggest place to walk is Saranac-Lowell State Game Area, 1,251 acres with 2 miles of trail. Keene Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Keene Township stand out
Where Keene Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Keene Township for work
Where Keene Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Keene Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Keene Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Keene Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Keene 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 Keene Township.
Very low risk in Keene Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keene Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Keene Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Keene Township fell to 190 in 2021, 85 fewer than in 2011. At $96,000, Keene Township’s median household income is above both Michigan’s towns ($77,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Keene Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $96,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Keene Township
Keene Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 66 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.6% of Keene Township is conserved land
2.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Keene Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Keene Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saranac-Lowell State Game Area | 2 mi | 1,251 |
| 2. White's Bridge Boating Access Site | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keene Township is less healthy than 53% of U.S. towns
Keene Township tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures. 28% of Keene Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Keene Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
North Country Trail and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Keene Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
22 mi MuseumGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
17 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park22 mi TheatreAcrisure Amphitheater
19 mi Theme parkRamona Park
23 mi Zoo & aquariumJohn Ball ZooPhoto credits
North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ramona Park: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Ball Zoo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Keene Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Keene Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Keene Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Keene Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Keene Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,730 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 866 ft
Keene Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Keene Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Easton Township | #421 | B− | A | — | B | C |
| Boston Township | #96 | A | A− | — | A | B |
| Vergennes Township | #163 | A− | C− | — | A | A− |
| Otisco Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
Keene Township and Otisco Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Keene Township, Easton Township, Boston Township, Vergennes Township and Otisco Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Keene Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Keene Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Keene 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−.