Plat book of Mecosta County, Michigan, 1900
Millbrook Township’s story
Millbrook Township in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1900 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
Explore the history →Millbrook TownshipMI
A town of 1,111.
Population
1,111
2025 Census estimate · +4.4% since 2020
Median home value
$195K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
193
A commuter town
Is Millbrook Township a good place to live?
The best of Millbrook Township’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for civic life; the weakest is a D for incomes. On the outdoors, just 16 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Millbrook Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,111 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Hinton TownshipWheatland TownshipBelvidere TownshipRolland TownshipMillbrook Township
How Millbrook Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Millbrook Township is from typical.
Jobs & income$71K median household income; 193 jobs based hereDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.2 of 20; 11.7% of households have no car; 2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Hazard riskstrong wind tops the listC−Open →HealthMclaren Central Michigan 20.4 miles awayC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $195K, 3.2 years of the Big Rapids area’s $61K median household incomeB+Open →SchoolsBehind 59% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →History1 notable person born hereB−Open →Civic life2.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Millbrook Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Millbrook Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers85% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Millbrook Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsChippewa Hills School DistrictMontabella Community Schools2 districts serve Millbrook Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereMillbrook Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2021
ZIP codes49310, 48850, 49340, 4888649310 80% · 48850 11% · 49340 5% · 48886 4%Census 2020
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 Millbrook Township.
HealthC−
On CDC estimates, Millbrook Township is less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Millbrook Township, 40% have obesity. Millbrook Township: 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, above both Michigan’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%).
21%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Millbrook Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Millbrook Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 14.6% |
Mclaren Central Michigan
20.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Millbrook Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
Millbrook Township: 7.4% of workers do their job from home, below both the Michigan town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). Most working residents leave Millbrook Township for work: only 3% work in town. In Millbrook Township, 18% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Grand Rapids (10%), Mount Pleasant (7%) and Cato Township (5%).
3%work in town
| Millbrook Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.4% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Millbrook Township3%
Grand Rapids10%
Mount Pleasant7%
Cato Township5%
Wheatland Township4%
31 mi
median commute distance
193
jobs based in Millbrook Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Millbrook Township is higher
Of the losses FEMA expects in Millbrook Township, 48% come from strong winds and 30% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Strong windInland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Millbrook Township’s year
Millbrook Township’s midsummer high is 82°F.
61″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–31°
Spring33–55°
Summer55–80°
Fall38–59°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Millbrook Township
17pages on Millbrook Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Millbrook Township; the nearest are
Montcalm Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sidney17.9 mi$4,662 in-state tuitionCentral Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Mount Pleasant19.6 mi$14,760 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Millbrook Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Millbrook Township for work
Where Millbrook Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
193jobs based in Millbrook Township
3%of working residents work in town
31 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
About Millbrook Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Millbrook Township is a civil township of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,064 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,093 ft
Questions about Millbrook Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Millbrook 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 B+.