Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town of 4,167 people was incorporated in 1893.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Where it falls short is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. It also trails on health (C+): residents are less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its strongest is hazard risk (A−). Homes run about $196K for a typical one, 2.9 times the Owosso area’s $67K median household income. The overall grade lands at C+, 469th of 697 in Michigan. That leaves it better than just over two fifths of U.S. towns.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Where Perry Township beats most towns.
Where Perry 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 Perry Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 298 in 1880, 2,091 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 3 maps from 1926 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Perry 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 Perry Township.
Perry Township has 380 jobs for its 1,509 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 31.3 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Half commute less than 25 miles. Perry Township’s typical journey to work stands at 31 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are East Lansing (6%), Perry (6%) and Meridian Township (4%).
| Perry Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.9% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Morrice Area Schools. Public school enrollment in Perry Township: 411 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrice Area Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 196 | C |
| Morrice Area High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 215 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Perry Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 23 of 100, below both the Michigan town median (25 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). 29% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 27%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 16°, with about 46 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.1 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Perry Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Perry Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The share of adults in Perry Township who have been diagnosed with depression: 29%. The town tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures. Among adults in the town, 19% report frequent mental distress and 39% have obesity.
| Perry Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perry Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
18 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
30 mi MuseumSloan Museum
19 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation Museum
16 mi GardenW. J. Beal Botanical Garden
30 mi MuseumFlint Institute of ArtsEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Perry Township
About 4 of every 100 Perry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
City in Michigan, United States
Perry is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,091 at the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by Perry Township, but the two are administered autonomously.
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4 towns share a border with Perry Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | #469 | C+ | B | — | B | C+ |
| Antrim Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Woodhull Township | #311 | B | B− | — | B | B |
| Locke Township | — | — | C | — | B | B+ |
| Bennington Township | #354 | B− | A− | — | B− | C |
Antrim Township and Locke Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Perry Township, Antrim Township, Woodhull Township, Locke Township and Bennington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Perry Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Perry Township grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #469 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
