Mussey TownshipMI
A town of 4,177.
Is Mussey Township a good place to live?
Mussey Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $216K for a typical one, or 2.8 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 398th of 697 in Michigan. Mussey Township’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
95% of working residents leave Mussey Township for work
Where Mussey Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Mussey Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Mussey Township is from typical.
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Moving to Mussey Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mussey 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 Mussey Township.
Mussey Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sends most of its workers to Bruce Township and beyond, but it trails Lynn Township and its other neighbors on schools.
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Mussey Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Mussey Township’s schools trail 55% of Michigan districts
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B−, Lynn Township highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by the Capac Community Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capac Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 326 | C |
| Capac JrSr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 298 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Mussey Township
Mussey Township has 553 jobs for its 1,853 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 807 in 2011 to 553.
Most working residents leave Mussey Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2011, Mussey Township has lost 254 jobs, to 553 in 2021. 5.9% of Mussey Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Mussey Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Mussey Township
Mussey Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Mussey Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.8% of Mussey Township is conserved land
3.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Mussey Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Mussey Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Mussey Township are less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
Against the 10,130 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mussey Township’s, it is healthier than 60%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Mussey Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Mussey Township.
| Mussey Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mussey Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mussey Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mussey Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Mussey Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Mussey Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Mussey Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,234 at the 2020 Census. The village of Capac is located within the township. When the township was organized in 1855, it was named for Dexter Mussey, a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from Macomb County and later Speaker of the House.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 827 ft
Mussey Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Mussey Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mussey Township | #398 | B− | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Imlay Township | #527 | C | B | — | B | C− |
| Lynn Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C− |
| Emmett Township | #261 | B+ | B | — | A− | C+ |
Lynn Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mussey Township, Imlay Township, Lynn Township and Emmett Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mussey Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Mussey Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mussey Township, MI a good place to live?
Mussey Township grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #398 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools.
Is Mussey 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−.