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Maple Valley TownshipMI

A town of 1,161.

Population
1,161
2025 Census estimate · −1.5% since 2020
Median home value
$221K
Census ACS
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
36.0
years
Jobs based here
94
A commuter town

Is Maple Valley Township a good place to live?

The best of Maple Valley Township’s subject grades is a B+ for schools; the weakest is a D for incomes. 33% of residents are under 18 in Maple Valley Township, above both the Michigan town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On incomes, just 85 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Maple Valley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestDJobs & incomeC−Health
Small town

1,161 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Brown City · 3 miMelvin · 4 miLynn Township · 6 miSpeaker Township · 6 miBurnside Township · 7 miFlynn Township · 7 mi
Brown CityFlynn TownshipLynn TownshipSpeaker TownshipBurnside TownshipBrockway TownshipBrown CityFlynn TownshipLynn TownshipSpeaker TownshipBurnside TownshipBrockway TownshipMaple Valley Township

How Maple Valley Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Maple Valley Township is from typical.

How grading works

Jobs & income$61K median household incomeDOpen →HealthMarlette Regional Hospital 12.1 miles awayC−Open →SchoolsBeat 67% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 37% of U.S. communities; cold waves tops the listBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.6 of 20; 13.4% of households have no car; 5.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Cost of livingB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 1% conserved landC−Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life1.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 36.0; 14% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Maple Valley Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Maple Valley Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBrown City water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Maple Valley Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBrown City Community School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereMaple Valley Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48416, 4845448416 94% · 48454 6%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 Valley Township.

HealthC−

On CDC estimates, Maple Valley Township is less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns

Maple Valley Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 20% of Maple Valley Township adults smoke cigarettes, against 15% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 17% of Maple Valley Township adults report frequent physical distress.

17%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Maple Valley TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)20%15%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)29%27%23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)20%18%17%
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
What stands outMaple Valley TownshipMI
More smokers19.5%14.6%
More adults with COPD10.6%8.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.3%10.2%
Marlette Regional Hospital
12.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageMaple Valley Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby12.1 miles to an ER · Marlette Regional HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than MI on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

Most of Maple Valley Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Maple Valley Township for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Maple Valley Township is 36 minutes. Jobs based in Maple Valley Township grew to 94 in 2021, 23 more than in 2011.

3%work in town
Maple Valley TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work36 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$61,000$77,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town3.1%5.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Maple Valley Township3%
Brown City14%
Sandusky7%
Marlette5%
Imlay City4%
19 mi
median commute distance
94
jobs based in Maple Valley Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns
Full pageMaple Valley Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here94 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work3% work in Maple Valley TownshipCommute times36 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 19 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Maple Valley Township

Maple Valley Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Maple Valley Township’s July high is 82°F.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–32°
Spring35–55°
Summer58–80°
Fall42–60°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageMaple Valley Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 16°Rain & snow41″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Low risk in Maple Valley Township, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
Full pageMaple Valley Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters10 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready3 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

0.9%conserved
0.9%
conserved · 189 of 21,954 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Full pageMaple Valley Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.0 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0.9% conserved · 189 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Maple Valley Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Maple Valley Township

17pages on Maple Valley Township
The big questions
SchoolsB+Beat 67% of MI districtsHealthC−Better than MI on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingB−Work & commuteD$61K median household income · 94 jobs hereNatural hazardsBFEMA risk higher than 37% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
OutdoorsC−1 mi of trails · 1% conserved landPlacesAttractions44 nearby · Thomas Edison Depot Museum 29 miLibraryBBrown City District LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate82° summer highs · 41″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Maple Valley Township; the nearest are

St Clair County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Port Huron29.5 mi$5,212 in-state tuitionOakland UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Rochester Hills38.6 mi$15,262 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Maple Valley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Maple Valley Township for work

Where Maple Valley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Brown City Brown City 14% 7% → Sandusky Sandusky 7% 5% → Marlette Marlette 5% 4% → Imlay City Imlay City 4% 4% → Bruce Township Bruce Township 4% 3% → Lapeer Lapeer 3% Maple Valley Township · 3% stay
94jobs based in Maple Valley Township
3%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Maple Valley Township

Township in Michigan, United States

Maple Valley Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,178 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
794 ft

Questions about Maple Valley Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Maple Valley Township, MI expensive?

The typical home is worth about $221,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.