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Moscow TownshipMI

A town of 1,380, settled in 1834. 22% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.

Population
1,380
2025 Census estimate · +0.4% since 2020
Median home value
$172K
Census ACS
Household income
$59K
median
Median age
48.8
years
Jobs based here
32
A commuter town

Is Moscow Township a good place to live?

Moscow Township’s best subject grade is an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 119 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. A typical home costs about $172K, 2.7 years of the Hillsdale area’s $64K median household income. Only 2 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Moscow Township. No town in Michigan scores lower than Moscow Township on the outdoors. Moscow Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Civic lifeA−Cost of livingWeakestDWalkabilityC−Jobs & incomeCHealth

What makes Moscow Township stand out

Where Moscow Township beats most towns.

Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents

Moscow Township3.7
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical MI town3.1
Civic lifeA−
22% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Michigan town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
30Low riskLowerHigher
Natural hazardsB+
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Small town

1,380 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
North Adams · 4 miSomerset Township · 5 miAdams Township · 5 miHanover · 5 miScipio Township · 6 miHanover Township · 7 mi
Somerset TownshipHanover TownshipScipio TownshipAdams TownshipSomerset TownshipHanover TownshipScipio TownshipAdams TownshipMoscow Township

How Moscow Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Moscow Township is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.4 of 20; 4.4% of households have no car; 0.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income32 jobs based hereC−Open →Cost of livingA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 30% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →HealthHillsdale Hospital 9.5 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsBehind 52% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryB+Open →Civic life3.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 48.8; 15% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Moscow Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Moscow Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Moscow Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsJonesville Community SchoolsNorth Adams-Jerome Schools2 districts serve Moscow 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.gov
Who runs elections hereMoscow Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49250, 49249, 49246, 4926249250 72% · 49249 18% · 49246 7% · 49262 3%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 Moscow Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

Moscow Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Moscow Township for work: only 1% work in town. Moscow Township’s median household income is $59,000, against $77,000 in Michigan’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Moscow Township.

1%work in town
Moscow TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Median household income$59,000$77,000$80,000
Below the poverty line12%8.9%9.6%
Average trip to work26 minutes25 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Moscow Township1%
Hillsdale15%
Jonesville7%
Jackson7%
Litchfield5%
16 mi
median commute distance
32
jobs based in Moscow Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns
Full pageMoscow Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here32 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Moscow TownshipCommute times26 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 16 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

HealthC

Moscow Township is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns

Moscow Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Moscow Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 27% and U.S. towns at 23%. 41% of Moscow Township adults have high blood pressure.

30%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Moscow TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)29%27%23%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%36%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%15%14%
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outMoscow TownshipMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14%10.2%
More adults with COPD10%8.1%
More adults with heart disease8.4%7%
Hillsdale Hospital
9.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageMoscow Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby9.5 miles to an ER · Hillsdale HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than MI on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+

Moscow Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.

30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
30Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
Full pageMoscow Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters6 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Moscow Township

Moscow Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Moscow Township’s July high is 82°F.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–33°
Spring36–57°
Summer58–80°
Fall40–60°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageMoscow Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 16°Rain & snow44″ of snow a winter · 37 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Nearby attractions

American Museum of Magic and 9 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moscow Township. Close and well known come first.

All 46 attractions →
28 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic36 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo35 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo21 mi GardenHidden Lake Gardens8 mi MuseumE.O. Grosvenor House8 mi GardenSlayton Arboretum
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hidden Lake Gardens: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · E.O. Grosvenor House: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Slayton Arboretum: Brother Atticus, CC0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moscow Township

17pages on Moscow Township
The big questions
SchoolsB−Behind 52% of MI districtsHealthCBetter than MI on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA−Work & commuteC−$59K median household income · 32 jobs hereNatural hazardsB+FEMA risk higher than 30% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions46 nearby · E.O. Grosvenor House 8 miLibraryA−North Adams Community Memorial LibraryCollegesHillsdale College is 8.4 mi away
The story
HistoryB+Settled 1834Town Hall & politicsClimate82° summer highs · 44″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Moscow Township

Hillsdale CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hillsdale8.4 mi$33,189 tuitionJackson CollegeCommunity college · Public · Jackson11.6 mi$7,350 in-state tuitionSpring Arbor UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Spring Arbor12.9 mi$34,014 tuition

About 2 of every 100 Moscow Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Moscow Township for work

Where Moscow Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Hillsdale Hillsdale 15% 7% → Jonesville Jonesville 7% 7% → Jackson Jackson 7% 5% → Litchfield Litchfield 5% 4% → Ann Arbor Ann Arbor 4% 3% → Scipio Township Scipio Township 3% Moscow Township · 1% stay
32jobs based in Moscow Township
1%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Moscow Township

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Moscow Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,467 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
1,142 ft

Questions about Moscow Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Moscow Township, MI a good place to live?

22% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.

Is Moscow 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 A−.