Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,201.
Midland Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools, cost of living, and the outdoors. Midland Township’s trail network density is 1.9 miles per square mile, above both Michigan’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Only 127 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on the outdoors. The biggest place to walk is Chippewa Nature Center, 529 acres with 8.8 miles of trail. Midland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Midland Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bullock Creek Elementary School | PK–2 | 303 |
| Widest gap | Midland Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 15.4% |
Where Midland 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 Midland Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,160 in 1870, 42,547 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1874 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Midland Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumUSS Edson
2 mi GardenDow Gardens
in town City parkChippewa Nature Center
19 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
19 mi TheatreTemple Theatre19 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquareUSS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Temple Theatre: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Midland 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 Midland Township.
The public schools here belong to the Bullock Creek School District. Its one school is below. 303 students attend Midland Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullock Creek Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 303 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away. Midland Township had 367 jobs in 2021, down 116 from 2011. In Midland Township, 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line, below both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among working residents locally, 1.8% work locally.
| Midland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Midland Township, 29% of adults feel lonely. For adults locally, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 31%.
| Midland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Midland Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 11.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 16°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Across 3 parks and preserves: 15 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chippewa Nature Center | 8.8 mi | 529 |
| 2. Bob Moe Little League Park | — | 23 |
| 3. Whiting Overlook Park | 0.1 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide); people 65 and older are 13% of residents (19% statewide). 24% of Midland Township residents are under 18. In Midland Township, the median age is 39.4 years.
| Midland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.4 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Midland Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Expected losses in Midland Township break down as 54% from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes. In Midland Township, the risk rating from FEMA is 50 of 100. Also worth knowing: the national flood insurance program has paid 6 claims in the town since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Midland Township
About 3 of every 100 Midland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
City in Michigan, United States
Midland is a city in the state of Michigan and is the county seat of Midland County. The population was 42,547 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Midland metropolitan statistical area, part of the larger Saginaw-Midland-Bay City combined statistical area. The city is bordered by Midland Township, though the two are administered separately. Midland is located at the confluence of Chippewa and Tittabawassee rivers in Central Michigan. The city is home to the headquarters of Dow Chemical Company, one of the largest chemical producers in the world, which was founded by Herbert Henry Dow in the city in 1897. The city is also home to Midland Center for the Arts and Northwood Univ…
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4 towns share a border with Midland Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Township | — | — | A | — | A | B+ |
| Midland | #65 | A | B− | B+ | A | A− |
| Homer Township | #101 | A | A | — | A | B+ |
| Ingersoll Township | #19 | A+ | A | — | A | B+ |
| Larkin Township | #40 | A | B− | — | A | A− |
Midland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Midland Township, Homer Township, Ingersoll Township and Larkin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Midland 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.
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