Mellen TownshipMI
A town of 1,095.
Is Mellen Township a good place to live?
Mellen Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 36% of residents are 65 or older in Mellen Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. No town among the 702 in Michigan we compare has a higher median age than Mellen Township. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. Mellen Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,095 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Mellen Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Mellen Township is from typical.
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Moving to Mellen Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mellen 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 Mellen Township.
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Mellen Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Mellen Township for work: only 3% work in town. Mellen Township’s median household income is $51,000, below both Michigan’s towns ($77,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Mellen Township fell to 161 in 2021, 166 fewer than in 2011.
| Mellen Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Mellen Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Mellen Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Mellen Township is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Mellen Township is less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns
Mellen Township beats the Michigan average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 43% of adults have high blood pressure in Mellen Township.
| Mellen Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mellen Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.5% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mellen Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Mellen Township since 2026.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0% of Mellen Township
3.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Mellen Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wallace County Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mellen Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mellen Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Mellen Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
97% of working residents leave Mellen Township for work
Where Mellen Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Mellen Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Mellen Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,109 at the 2020 census. It is named after pioneer settler Mellen Smith (1829–1905), who served as the first postmaster at Wallace.
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- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Questions about Mellen Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mellen 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 A−.