Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,853.
Osceola Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and the outdoors and an A+ for history; its weakest is a D for incomes. Osceola Township’s July high is 76°F, below both the Michigan town median (82°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Osceola Township’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On history, just 3 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit, at 73 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Osceola Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Osceola Township beats most towns.
Where Osceola 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 Osceola Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 maps from 1946 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Osceola 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 Osceola Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Osceola Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School, with 317 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 317 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Osceola Township for work: only 3% work in town. Osceola Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes. Jobs based in Osceola Township grew to 250 in 2021, 194 more than in 2011.
| Osceola Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.9% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Osceola Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Osceola Township.
| Osceola Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Osceola Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The January low in Osceola Township is 8°F. Osceola Township has cold winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (19% statewide). 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Osceola Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.5 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Osceola Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
42 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit | 1.4 mi | 73 |
| 2. Hungarian Falls Nature Area | 0.4 mi | 9 |
| 3. Sandy Bottom Beach Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Osceola Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi MountainMount Arvon
3 mi National Historical ParkKeweenaw National Historical Park35K visitors a year
7 mi MuseumA. E. Seaman Mineral Museum26 mi Ski areaMount Bohemia21 runs · 814 ft vertical
6 mi MuseumCarnegie Museum of the KeweenawMount Arvon: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Keweenaw National Historical Park: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Osceola Township
About 4 of every 100 Osceola Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Osceola Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,822 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Osceola Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C |
| Torch Lake Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Calumet Township | #344 | B | A | — | B− | C |
| Franklin Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| Dollar Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Osceola Township, Torch Lake Township and Franklin Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Osceola Township, Torch Lake Township, Calumet Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dollar Bay isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Osceola Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $124,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
