Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,725, settled in 1884. 2.9 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
The best of Presque Isle Township’s subject grades are an A+ for civic life and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for walkability. 37% of residents are 65 or older in Presque Isle Township, above both the Michigan town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Only 2 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a higher median age than Presque Isle Township. Only 40 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score higher on civic life. Rockport Recreation Area, at 1,818 acres with 6.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Presque Isle Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Presque Isle Township beats most towns.
Where Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1971 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle Township.
14% of Presque Isle Township residents are under 18, against 21% in Michigan’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. 39% of Presque Isle Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Presque Isle Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 26% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Presque Isle Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.6% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 25.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Presque Isle Township for work: only 4% work in town. Presque Isle Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes. Since 2011, Presque Isle Township has added 125 jobs, to 182 in 2021.
| Presque Isle Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Presque Isle Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Presque Isle Township is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
32 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves.
| Presque Isle Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rockport Recreation Area | 6.9 mi | 1,818 |
| 2. Besser Natural Area | 1.4 mi | 77 |
| 3. Presque Isle New Lighthouse Park | 1.3 mi | 106 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
45% of adults have high blood pressure in Presque Isle Township. Presque Isle Township beats the Michigan average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 15% of adults have diabetes in Presque Isle Township.
| Presque Isle Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 80% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Presque Isle Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.4% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.4% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Presque Isle Township
About 5 of every 100 Presque Isle Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
3 places in Presque Isle Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Presque Isle Township is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,698 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Presque Isle Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Presque Isle Harbor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Krakow Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alpena Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Presque Isle Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Presque Isle Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Presque Isle Harbor, Krakow Township and Alpena Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Presque Isle Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.9 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
