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38% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town. The town, home to 1,576 people, lies in Michigan.
Montague Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life. Montague Township’s average commute is 17 minutes, below both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Montague Township's schools rank ahead of 74% of Michigan towns. Henderson Road Nature Center, at 164 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Montague Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Montague Township beats most towns.
Where Montague 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 Montague Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,297 in 1880, a low of 845 in 1920, 2,417 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1883 and 3 maps from 1959 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Montague 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 Montague Township.
FEMA puts 73% of Montague Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to strong winds. On expected storm and flood damage, Montague Township sits below 87% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 11 claims here since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For most workers, Montague Township is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. The town had 201 jobs in 2021, down 236 from 2011. In Montague Township, the median household income is $91,000. Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles.
| Montague Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $91,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
For Montague Township, the typical July afternoon high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails total 9.3 miles in 4 parks and preserves. Montague Township’s trail network density stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Montague Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clear Springs Nature Preserve | 4.1 mi | 118 |
| 2. Henderson Road Nature Center | 1.6 mi | 164 |
| 3. Montague Township Park | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
11% of adults worry about having enough food in Montague Township. The town beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. Two figures for adults here: 30% feel lonely, 27% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Montague Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Montague Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Montague Township. Close and well known come first.
37 mi National forestManistee National Forest
15 mi MuseumUSS LST-39315 mi Stadium & arenaMercy Health Arena
7 mi Theme parkWildWater Adventure
15 mi MuseumMuskegon Museum of ArtManistee National Forest: RomanKahler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS LST-393: USN, Public domain · WildWater Adventure: Larry Pieniazek, CC BY 2.5 · Muskegon Museum of Art: Mister Melville, CC0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Montague Township
About 2 of every 100 Montague Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
City in Michigan, United States
Montague is a city in Muskegon County, Michigan, United States. The population was 2,417 at the 2020 census. The city is politically independent from Montague Township, which borders it on three sides.
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7 towns share a border with Montague Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montague Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Grant Township | #442 | C+ | A | — | B+ | C |
| Whitehall | #262 | B+ | B− | B | A− | C+ |
| Whitehall Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| White River Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | B− |
| Fruitland Township | #439 | C+ | C− | — | B+ | B− |
| Montague | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Blue Lake Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C |
Montague Township, Whitehall Township, White River Township, Montague and Blue Lake Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Montague Township, Grant Township, Whitehall Township, White River Township, Fruitland Township, Montague and Blue Lake Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Montague Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
38% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
