Marlette TownshipMI
A town of 1,656.
Is Marlette Township a good place to live?
Marlette Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Marlette Township yet; the figures below are still real.
96% of working residents leave Marlette Township for work
Where Marlette Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Moving to Marlette Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marlette 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 Marlette Township.
Cold waves leads a very low hazard risk in Marlette Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Marlette Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Marlette Township for work: only 4% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Marlette Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2011, Marlette Township has lost 443 jobs, to 299 in 2021.
| Marlette Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Marlette Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Marlette Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Marlette Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Marlette Township is
Marlette Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 19% of Marlette Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Marlette Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Marlette Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.9% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Marlette Township has set aside 1% of its land for conservation
4.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Marlette Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Marlette Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Marlette Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Marlette Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Marlette Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Marlette Township
Place in Michigan, United States
Marlette is a city in Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,855 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by Marlette Township, but is administratively autonomous. Marlette is known as "The Heart of the Thumb" due to its location in Michigan's thumb.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 837 ft
- ZIP code
- 48453
- Area code
- 989
Marlette Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Marlette Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlette Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elmer Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koylton Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Flynn Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burnside Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Lamotte Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C |
Koylton Township, Burnside Township and Burlington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Koylton Township, Burnside Township and Burlington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Marlette Township, Elmer Township, Flynn Township and Lamotte Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Marlette Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Marlette Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Marlette Township, MI a good place to live?
We don’t grade Marlette Township yet; the figures below are still real.