Maple GroveMI
Population 82: a town in Michigan.
Is Maple Grove a good place to live?
64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Maple Grove, against 26% in Michigan’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Maple Grove. Maple Grove’s trail network density is 3.7 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Maple Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
82 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maple Grove. Close and well known come first.
8 mi National LakeshoreSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore1.6M visitors a year
40 mi TheatreRamsdell Theatre15 mi MuseumMichigan Legacy Art ParkPhoto credits
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: en:User:Grod028, Public domain · Ramsdell Theatre: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Maple Grove: who provides what
Maple Grove is unincorporated, so Benzie County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Maple Grove.
Maple Grove has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 48% of Maple Grove’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 39% to cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Maple Grove work out of town
Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles. The top destinations are Traverse City (33%), Garfield Township (11%) and Blair Township (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Maple Grove, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 80° in July, and January nights bottom out around 14°; snowfall runs to about 143 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Maple Grove is
This Michigan town beats the Michigan average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 27% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Maple Grove. Among adults here, 15% report frequent mental distress and 82% had a checkup this year.
| Maple Grove | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Maple Grove | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.9% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Maple Grove is conserved land
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 1.1 miles of trail. The park or preserve spreads over 92 acres of Maple Grove.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit | 1.1 mi | 92 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Maple Grove
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Maple Grove
About 0 of every 100 Maple Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
100% of working residents leave Maple Grove for work
Where Maple Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Maple Grove
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Maple Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 139 at the 2020 census. Maple Grove is located within Almira Township.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 820 ft
Questions about Maple Grove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Maple Grove, MI a good place to live?
Maple Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.