Maple Ridge Township (Alpena), MI location
Maple Ridge Township’s story
Maple Ridge Township in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 2 maps from 1971 on.
Explore the history →Maple Ridge TownshipMI
A town of 1,589. 2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Population
1,589
2025 Census estimate · +1.5% since 2020
Median home value
$166K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
44.2
years
Jobs based here
136
A commuter town
Is Maple Ridge Township a good place to live?
The best of Maple Ridge Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for incomes. A typical home costs about $166K, 3.1 years of the Alpena area’s $54K median household income. 14% of the land in Maple Ridge Township is conserved, above both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit, at 4,569 acres with 4.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 122 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score higher on civic life. Maple Ridge Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Maple Ridge Township stand out
Where Maple Ridge Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Maple Ridge Township6.5
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical MI town3.1
Civic lifeA
2.1 times the nonprofits per person
than the typical Michigan town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Natural hazardsA−
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Maple Ridge Township for work
Where Maple Ridge Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
136jobs based in Maple Ridge Township
2%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Maple Ridge Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Maple Ridge Township is from typical.
Jobs & income$65K median household incomeDOpen →HealthMymichigan Medical Center Alpena 6.5 miles awayC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 24% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →Cost of livingB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.6 of 20; 2.3% of households have no car; 2.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →SchoolsBehind 58% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Maple Ridge Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Maple Ridge Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Maple Ridge Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereMaple Ridge Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49707, 4977649707 90% · 49776 10%Census 2020
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 Ridge Township.
HealthC−
Health in Maple Ridge Township trails 84% of U.S. towns
Maple Ridge Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 17% of Maple Ridge Township adults report frequent physical distress, where Michigan’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 14%. 42% of Maple Ridge Township adults have high blood pressure.
16%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Maple Ridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Maple Ridge Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 10.2% |
Mymichigan Medical Center Alpena
6.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Maple Ridge Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Maple Ridge Township for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Maple Ridge Township is 17 minutes. Since 2011, Maple Ridge Township has added 115 jobs, to 136 in 2021.
2%work in town
| Maple Ridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Maple Ridge Township2%
Alpena36%
Alpena Township24%
Wilson Township1%
Traverse City1%
10 mi
median commute distance
136
jobs based in Maple Ridge Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Maple Ridge Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Maple Ridge Township since 2026.
24risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2026
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Maple Ridge Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Maple Ridge Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Maple Ridge Township’s July high is 80°F.
78″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter14–30°
Spring30–52°
Summer54–78°
Fall38–57°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsB+
Maple Ridge Township has set aside 13.8% of its land for conservation
13 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
13.8%conserved
13.8%
conserved · 4,734 of 34,212 acres
13 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit | 4.5 mi | 4,569 |
| 2. Maple Ridge Township Park | — | 43 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Maple Ridge Township
17pages on Maple Ridge Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Maple Ridge Township
About 4 of every 100 Maple Ridge Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Maple Ridge Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Maple Ridge Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,559 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 54 sq mi
- Elevation
- 712 ft
Maple Ridge Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Maple Ridge Township.
Long Rapids TownshipAlpena TownshipWilson TownshipKrakow TownshipMaple Ridge Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Ridge Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Long Rapids Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alpena Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Krakow Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Maple Ridge Township and Wilson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Maple Ridge Township and Wilson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Long Rapids Township, Alpena Township and Krakow Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Maple Ridge Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Maple Ridge Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Maple Ridge Township, MI a good place to live?
2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Maple Ridge 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+.