Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Morenci’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and safety and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a C− for health. On cost of living, just 35 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. On civic life, just 83 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do better. Morenci has 1 place on the National Register. Morenci has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Morenci beats most towns.
Van Wagoner, Murray D., Memorial BridgeWhere Morenci’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 Morenci is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Morenci, 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 Morenci.
Morenci’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents, below both the Michigan town median (1.9) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6). The property crime rate in Morenci is 4.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Morenci | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Morenci Area Schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morenci Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 227 | C+ |
| Morenci Middle and High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 269 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
30% of Morenci adults have been diagnosed with depression, above both Michigan’s towns (27%) and U.S. towns (23%). 42% of adults have obesity in Morenci. Morenci beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| Morenci | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Morenci | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 18.4% | 14.6% |
| More adults with depression | 30.1% | 25.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Morenci for work: only 7% work in town. 13% of Morenci residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Adrian (10%), Wauseon (5%) and Ann Arbor (3%).
| Morenci | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
The typical Morenci home is worth about $179,000, up 9% in a year, 32% below the Michigan typical home. Morenci’s median rent is $846 a month.
| Morenci | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $846 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 84% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Morenci has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Morenci | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 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. Riverside Natural Area | 0.4 mi | 10 |
| 2. Wakefield Park | — | 16 |
| 3. Stephenson Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Morenci
About 4 of every 100 Morenci residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
City in Michigan, United States
Morenci is a city in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Sharing a southern boundary with the state of Ohio, it is the southernmost city in the state of Michigan. The population was 2,270 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Morenci.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morenci | — | — | A | A | C+ | C− |
| Seneca Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Medina Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | D |
Morenci, Seneca Township and Medina Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Seneca Township and Medina Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Morenci with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
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.