Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,306.
Menominee Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $185K, 3 years of the Marinette area’s $61K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 431st of 697 in Michigan. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $66K, and 9% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns.
Where Menominee Township beats most towns.
Where Menominee 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 Menominee Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 88% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 2%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,597 in 1870, a peak of 12,818 in 1900, 8,488 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1963 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Menominee 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 Menominee Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Menominee Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 36% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). At 52.7 years, Menominee Township’s median age is above both Michigan’s towns (42.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 15% of Menominee Township residents are under 18.
| Menominee Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.7 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 26% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Menominee Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 22.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.3% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.6% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
51% of working residents cross a state line to work, Peshtigo among the top destinations. Menominee Township has 282 jobs for its 1,225 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Menominee Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2011, Menominee Township has added 111 jobs, to 282 in 2021. At $66,000, Menominee Township’s median household income is against $77,000 in Michigan’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Menominee Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $66,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Menominee Township beats the Michigan average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Menominee Township.
| Menominee Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Menominee Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Menominee Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Menominee Township is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Menominee Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Menominee Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River County Park | — | 16 |
| 2. Mason Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Menominee Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Menominee Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
City in and the county seat of Menominee County, Michigan, United States
Menominee ( mə-NOM-ə-nee; Menominee: Menekaunee) is a city in Menominee County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 8,488 at the 2020 census. It is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, on the north bank of the Menominee River at its mouth on Green Bay, part of Lake Michigan. Menominee is the fourth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, behind Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, and Escanaba. Menominee Township is located to the north of the city, but is politically autonomous. Menominee is part of the Marinette micropolitan area.
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5 towns share a border with Menominee Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menominee Township | #431 | B− | A | — | B | C |
| Menominee | #436 | C+ | A− | C | B | C− |
| Ingallston Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mellen Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C+ |
Mellen Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Menominee Township and Mellen Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Ingallston Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Menominee Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Menominee Township grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #431 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
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.