Ovid, MI (Clinton County)
Ovid Township’s story
Ovid Township in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2005.
Explore the history →Ovid TownshipMI
A town of 2,208.
Population
2,208
2025 Census estimate · +0.8% since 2020
Median home value
$201K
Census ACS
Household income
$106K
median
Median age
34.8
years
Jobs based here
78
A commuter town
Is Ovid Township a good place to live?
The best of Ovid Township’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Ovid Township, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Sleepy Hollow State Park, at 950 acres with 18.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Ovid Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WeakestDWalkability
A shrinking town
Ovid Township has shrunk 42% since 2010
3,795 counted in 2010 and 2,188 in 2020; an estimated 2,208 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Ovid Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Ovid Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.1 of 20; 1.3% of households have no car; 0.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $201K, 2.8 years of the Lansing metro’s $73K median household incomeB+Open →SchoolsBeat 72% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationB+Open →HealthUniversity of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton 6.2 miles awayC+Open →Jobs & income78 jobs based hereC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 48% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors5% conserved landBOpen →HistoryB−Open →Civic life2.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Ovid Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ovid Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Ovid water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers61% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ovid Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereOvid Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48866, 4887948866 75% · 48879 25%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 Ovid Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Ovid Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Ovid Township for work: only 2% work in town. Ovid Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The median household income in Ovid Township is $106,000.
2%work in town
| Ovid Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 18% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Ovid Township2%
Lansing16%
St. Johns11%
East Lansing5%
Ovid5%
20 mi
median commute distance
78
jobs based in Ovid Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
Ovid Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Ovid Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–33°
Spring36–57°
Summer59–80°
Fall41–60°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Residents of Ovid Township are less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns
Ovid Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 29% of Ovid Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
35%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Ovid Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Ovid Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 8.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32.2% | 29.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.9% |
University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton
6.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.7%conserved
| Ovid Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
4.7%
conserved · 1,045 of 22,264 acres
19 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sleepy Hollow State Park | 18.3 mi | 950 |
| 2. Kindel Natural Area | 0.6 mi | 91 |
| 3. Gumaer Memorial Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Ovid Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ovid Township.
48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
2
paid flood claims since 2018
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 35 attractions →Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ovid Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
19 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
18 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation Museum
38 mi MuseumSloan Museum
18 mi GardenW. J. Beal Botanical Garden
38 mi MuseumFlint Institute of ArtsSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · W. J. Beal Botanical Garden: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Flint Institute of Arts: Blueskiesfalling at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ovid Township
18pages on Ovid Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ovid Township
About 2 of every 100 Ovid Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Ovid Township for work
Where Ovid Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
78jobs based in Ovid Township
2%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
About Ovid Township
City in Michigan, United States
Ovid is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Nearly all of the city is located within Clinton County with only a very small portion extending east into Shiawassee County. The population was 1,481 at the 2020 census. The city is located along M-21, about 9 miles (14 km) east of St. Johns and about 10 miles (16 km) west of Owosso. Ovid incorporated as a village in 1867 and as a city in 2015.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 728 ft
- ZIP code
- 48866
Ovid Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Ovid Township.
OvidVictor TownshipDuplain TownshipBingham TownshipMiddlebury TownshipOvid Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovid Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Ovid | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Victor Township | #338 | B | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Duplain Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Bingham Township | #128 | A− | B | — | A− | B |
| Middlebury Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
Ovid Township, Ovid, Duplain Township and Middlebury Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ovid Township, Ovid, Victor Township, Duplain Township, Bingham Township and Middlebury Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ovid Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Ovid Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ovid 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+.