Pulaski TownshipMI
A town of 1,879, settled in 1840.
Is Pulaski Township a good place to live?
The best of Pulaski Township’s subject grades are a B+ for schools and history; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Pulaski Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 1 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pulaski Township. The biggest park or preserve is Swains Lake County Park, at 24 acres. Pulaski Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Pulaski Township stand out
Where Pulaski Township beats most towns.
100% of working residents leave Pulaski Township for work
Where Pulaski Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Pulaski Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Pulaski Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Pulaski Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pulaski 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 Pulaski Township.
Low risk in Pulaski Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Pulaski Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Pulaski Township for work: only 0% work in town. Pulaski Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Jackson (18%), Blackman Township (10%) and Hanover Township (6%).
| Pulaski Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Pulaski Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Pulaski Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Pulaski Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Pulaski Township trails 60% of U.S. towns
Pulaski Township beats the Michigan average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of Pulaski Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Pulaski Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pulaski Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 11.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 1% of Pulaski Township
2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Pulaski Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Pulaski Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Swains Lake County Park | — | 24 |
| 2. Swains Lake Natural Area | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
American Museum of Magic and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pulaski Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic27 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo36 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
29 mi GardenHidden Lake Gardens
10 mi MuseumE.O. Grosvenor House
10 mi MuseumGardner HousePhoto credits
American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hidden Lake Gardens: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · E.O. Grosvenor House: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Gardner House: Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Pulaski Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Pulaski Township
About 2 of every 100 Pulaski Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Pulaski Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Pulaski Township (/pəˈlæs.kɐɪ/ /ˈtɐʊn.t̚ʃɪp̚/) is a civil township of Jackson County in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,883.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,083 ft
Pulaski Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Pulaski Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Concord Township | #463 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Homer Township | #536 | C | A− | — | B− | D |
| Hanover Township | #221 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Scipio Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
Pulaski Township and Scipio Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pulaski Township, Concord Township, Homer Township, Hanover Township and Scipio Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pulaski Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Pulaski Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pulaski Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.