Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Marcellus Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living. 14% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Marcellus Township, below both Michigan’s towns (26%) and U.S. towns (29%). Marcellus Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them G. W. Jones House. Marcellus Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Marcellus Township beats most towns.
Where Marcellus Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Marcellus Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1915.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marcellus 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Marcellus Township.
FEMA puts 51% of Marcellus Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to tornadoes. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools: the Marcellus Community Schools. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellus Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 264 | C+ |
| Marcellus High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 160 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
For Marcellus Township, the typical journey to work is 28 minutes. Most people who work leave Marcellus Township to do it: just 9% work in town. Between 2011 and 2021, jobs locally rose by 121, to 451. The top destinations are Elkhart (6%), Three Rivers (6%) and Kalamazoo (4%).
| Marcellus Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
16% of Marcellus Township adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Marcellus Township is ahead of Michigan on 4 and behind on 5.
| Marcellus Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Marcellus Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.9% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.5% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Marcellus Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile. There are 2.6 miles of trail across 5 parks and preserves. Spirit Springs Sanctuary, at 125 acres with 2.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Marcellus Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spirit Springs Sanctuary | 2.1 mi | 125 |
| 2. VFW | — | 1 |
| 3. Fish Lake Boating Access Site | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Marcellus Township
About 6 of every 100 Marcellus Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
2 places in Marcellus Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Michigan, United States
Marcellus is a village in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,074 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Marcellus Township. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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4 towns share a border with Marcellus Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellus Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Volinia Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Porter Township | — | — | C | — | B− | B− |
| Newberg Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Flowerfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
Marcellus Township, Volinia Township, Porter Township, Newberg Township and Flowerfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Marcellus Township, Volinia Township, Porter Township, Newberg Township and Flowerfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Marcellus Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 A−.
