Moore TownshipMI
A town of 1,092. 70% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Moore Township a good place to live?
The best of Moore Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a D− for incomes. On incomes, just 34 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. On health, just 98 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Only 98 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score higher on civic life. Moore Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Moore Township stand out
Where Moore Township beats most towns.
1,092 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Moore Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Moore Township is from typical.
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Moving to Moore Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Moore 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 Moore Township.
On CDC estimates, Moore Township is less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns
Moore Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Moore Township, above both the Michigan town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 17% of Moore Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Moore Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Moore Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.8% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Moore Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Moore Township for work: only 3% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Moore Township, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Moore Township’s median household income is $49,000.
| Moore Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Moore Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Moore Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Moore Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cold waves leads a moderate hazard risk in Moore Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Moore Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Snover Memorial Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Snover Veterans Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Moore Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Moore Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Moore Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
97% of working residents leave Moore Township for work
Where Moore Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Moore Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Moore Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,110. The first permanent white settler was James Minard, who arrived in 1860. Martin Moore followed in 1864 and became the first supervisor when the township was organized in 1865.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 781 ft
Questions about Moore Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Moore Township, MI a good place to live?
70% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Moore 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+.