Ferrysburg
Ottawa County · 2,955 peopleOutdoors grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #124 of 697 in MI
Michigan rankings · Outdoors
Best towns for the outdoors in Michigan
Ferrysburg ranks first on outdoors among Michigan’s 701 towns of 2,500+; 241 of the 701 grade A− or better on outdoors nationally.
The Outdoors grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the share of land conserved and the trail miles per square mile. How grades work
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Lyndon Township
Washtenaw County · 2,662 peopleOutdoors grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #134 of 697 in MI
Rockford
Kent County · 6,313 peopleOutdoors grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #108 of 697 in MI
All 701 towns
Outdoors grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
701 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
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9Northville TownshipWayne County · 31,399 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #30 of 697
10Oscoda TownshipIosco County · 7,158 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #479 of 697
11Ann ArborWashtenaw County · 122,233 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #203 of 697
13Milford TownshipOakland County · 18,008 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #211 of 697
14Ann Arbor TownshipWashtenaw County · 4,506 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #36 of 697
15Yankee Springs TownshipBarry County · 5,462 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #202 of 697
16Commerce TownshipOakland County · 45,067 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #85 of 697
17Haring TownshipWexford County · 3,626 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #302 of 697
18Albert TownshipMontmorency County · 2,637 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #666 of 697
20Heath TownshipAllegan County · 4,017 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #234 of 697
22Marquette TownshipMarquette County · 4,196 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #407 of 697
25White Lake TownshipOakland County · 31,377 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #189 of 697
26Oakland TownshipOakland County · 20,631 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #16 of 697
28Green Oak TownshipLivingston County · 19,901 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #31 of 697
29Superior TownshipWashtenaw County · 14,862 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #200 of 697
30Waterloo TownshipJackson County · 2,995 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #537 of 697
31Hamburg TownshipLivingston County · 20,901 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #58 of 697
34Dexter TownshipWashtenaw County · 6,510 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #146 of 697
38Clay TownshipSt. Clair County · 8,268 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #399 of 697
44Meridian TownshipIngham County · 44,869 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #159 of 697
46Baraga TownshipBaraga County · 3,382 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #590 of 697
48Putnam TownshipLivingston County · 7,797 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #248 of 697
49L'Anse TownshipBaraga County · 3,634 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #506 of 697
52Portage TownshipHoughton County · 3,234 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #145 of 697
53Sault Ste. MarieChippewa County · 13,083 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #418 of 697
55Oregon TownshipLapeer County · 5,722 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #434 of 697
58Peninsula TownshipGrand Traverse County · 6,160 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #190 of 697
59Oxford TownshipOakland County · 23,066 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #125 of 697
63St. Joseph TownshipBerrien County · 9,703 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #369 of 697
64Pittsfield TownshipWashtenaw County · 40,265 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #218 of 697
65Benton TownshipCheboygan County · 3,158 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #570 of 697
66Little Traverse TownshipEmmet County · 2,622 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #92 of 697
67Spring Lake TownshipOttawa County · 15,705 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #107 of 697
69Chikaming TownshipBerrien County · 2,752 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #264 of 697
71Grayling TownshipCrawford County · 5,892 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #502 of 697
72Plainfield TownshipKent County · 34,770 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #80 of 697
74Munising TownshipAlger County · 2,759 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #534 of 697
75Washington TownshipMacomb County · 29,229 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #225 of 697
78Ypsilanti TownshipWashtenaw County · 53,721 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #411 of 697
80Highland TownshipOakland County · 20,319 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #113 of 697
81Big Creek TownshipOscoda County · 2,739 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #646 of 697
85Calumet TownshipHoughton County · 6,309 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #344 of 697
86Grand Haven TownshipOttawa County · 19,981 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #133 of 697
87Acme TownshipGrand Traverse County · 4,531 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #49 of 697
88Breitung TownshipDickinson County · 5,857 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #282 of 697
90Big Prairie TownshipNewaygo County · 2,569 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #662 of 697
91Garfield TownshipGrand Traverse County · 19,698 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #258 of 697
93East Bay TownshipGrand Traverse County · 11,780 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #137 of 697
94ManistiqueSchoolcraft County · 2,868 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #592 of 697
95Berlin TownshipMonroe County · 10,123 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #555 of 697
98Brownstown TownshipWayne County · 32,680 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #326 of 697
100Laketown TownshipAllegan County · 6,257 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #149 of 697
101Brooks TownshipNewaygo County · 3,833 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #620 of 697
102Egelston TownshipMuskegon County · 11,445 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #634 of 697
103Sylvan TownshipWashtenaw County · 3,545 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #72 of 697
106Rogers CityPresque Isle County · 2,869 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #306 of 697
108Mayfield TownshipLapeer County · 8,070 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #337 of 697
109Norton ShoresMuskegon County · 25,088 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #486 of 697
110Mills TownshipOgemaw County · 4,054 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #627 of 697
113Holly TownshipOakland County · 12,283 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #278 of 697
114Roscommon TownshipRoscommon County · 4,520 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #607 of 697
116Grant TownshipOceana County · 3,034 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #442 of 697
118Grosse Ile TownshipWayne County · 10,409 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #129 of 697
119Bath TownshipClinton County · 13,556 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #240 of 697
120Manistee TownshipManistee County · 4,268 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #423 of 697
121Orion TownshipOakland County · 38,882 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #24 of 697
123Clearwater TownshipKalkaska County · 2,600 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #324 of 697
124Plainfield TownshipIosco County · 3,353 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #558 of 697
125New Buffalo TownshipBerrien County · 2,517 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #333 of 697
127Lyon TownshipOakland County · 26,867 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #33 of 697
128Madison HeightsOakland County · 28,297 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #303 of 697
135Scio TownshipWashtenaw County · 18,597 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #56 of 697
136Waterford TownshipOakland County · 69,922 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #346 of 697
138West Bloomfield TownshipOakland County · 66,049 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #135 of 697
139Huntington WoodsOakland County · 6,274 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 697
140Lake TownshipMissaukee County · 2,851 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #415 of 697
142Addison TownshipOakland County · 6,321 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #68 of 697
143Huron TownshipWayne County · 16,556 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #449 of 697
144Richfield TownshipRoscommon County · 3,575 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #488 of 697
146Green Lake TownshipGrand Traverse County · 6,822 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #255 of 697
148Irving TownshipBarry County · 3,836 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #233 of 697
150Cedar Creek TownshipMuskegon County · 3,365 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #617 of 697
151Mount PleasantIsabella County · 20,925 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #637 of 697
152Erie TownshipMonroe County · 4,348 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #194 of 697
153Lake TownshipBerrien County · 3,348 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #312 of 697
158Eureka TownshipMontcalm County · 4,354 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #110 of 697
162East Grand RapidsKent County · 11,663 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #18 of 697
165Adams TownshipHoughton County · 2,565 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #168 of 697
166Shelby TownshipOceana County · 4,143 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #480 of 697
168Holton TownshipMuskegon County · 2,674 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #588 of 697
171Springfield TownshipOakland County · 14,832 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #102 of 697
175North MuskegonMuskegon County · 4,079 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #79 of 697
176Groveland TownshipOakland County · 6,274 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #273 of 697
177Lincoln TownshipBerrien County · 14,814 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #208 of 697
179Dearborn HeightsWayne County · 60,664 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #594 of 697
180Harrison TownshipMacomb County · 23,984 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #471 of 697
184Mount ClemensMacomb County · 15,419 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #636 of 697
188Richfield TownshipGenesee County · 8,941 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #427 of 697
189Wolverine LakeOakland County · 4,455 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #48 of 697
190Manlius TownshipAllegan County · 3,433 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #295 of 697
191Kochville Township College campusSaginaw County · 5,166 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B
194Rochester HillsOakland County · 77,539 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #29 of 697
196Traverse CityGrand Traverse County · 15,832 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #305 of 697
198Denton TownshipRoscommon County · 5,411 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #576 of 697
199Unadilla TownshipLivingston County · 3,284 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #122 of 697
200Laketon TownshipMuskegon County · 7,721 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #348 of 697
201Grass Lake TownshipJackson County · 6,273 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #138 of 697
202Lansing TownshipIngham County · 8,060 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #609 of 697
203Clyde TownshipSt. Clair County · 5,422 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #458 of 697
205Littlefield TownshipEmmet County · 3,192 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #392 of 697
210St. Charles TownshipSaginaw County · 3,115 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #341 of 697
212Independence TownshipOakland County · 37,725 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #51 of 697
213Farmington HillsOakland County · 83,291 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #205 of 697
214Blair TownshipGrand Traverse County · 9,208 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #284 of 697
217Grand Rapids TownshipKent County · 19,442 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #43 of 697
218Frankenlust TownshipBay County · 3,684 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #496 of 697
219Homer TownshipMidland County · 3,952 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #101 of 697
220Port Sheldon TownshipOttawa County · 5,480 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #249 of 697
221Jerome TownshipMidland County · 4,613 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #452 of 697
223Long Lake TownshipGrand Traverse County · 10,101 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #313 of 697
224Rutland TownshipBarry County · 4,308 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #289 of 697
227Vergennes TownshipKent County · 4,968 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #163 of 697
228Shelby TownshipMacomb County · 80,415 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #207 of 697
229Benzonia TownshipBenzie County · 2,816 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #443 of 697
231Victor TownshipClinton County · 3,493 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #338 of 697
232Evergreen TownshipMontcalm County · 3,063 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #513 of 697
233Genoa TownshipLivingston County · 20,576 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #187 of 697
237Tuscarora TownshipCheboygan County · 3,113 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #652 of 697
238Norvell TownshipJackson County · 2,822 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #360 of 697
240Arcadia TownshipLapeer County · 3,174 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #394 of 697
243Benton HarborBerrien County · 8,803 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #693 of 697
244Deerfield TownshipLivingston County · 4,102 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #112 of 697
245Saugatuck TownshipAllegan County · 3,688 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #162 of 697
246Orangeville TownshipBarry County · 3,497 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #425 of 697
247Georgetown TownshipOttawa County · 55,682 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #23 of 697
248Genesee TownshipGenesee County · 20,266 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #685 of 697
249Rose TownshipOakland County · 6,268 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #254 of 697
250Pleasant RidgeOakland County · 2,592 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #228 of 697
251Delta TownshipEaton County · 33,175 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #250 of 697
252Auburn HillsOakland County · 25,925 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #603 of 697
253Van Buren TownshipWayne County · 29,770 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #605 of 697
254Ishpeming TownshipMarquette County · 3,449 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #119 of 697
255Danby TownshipIonia County · 2,997 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #216 of 697
256Bloomfield HillsOakland County · 4,390 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #38 of 697
257Delhi TownshipIngham County · 28,431 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #364 of 697
261Ganges TownshipAllegan County · 2,676 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #512 of 697
262Croton TownshipNewaygo County · 3,472 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #623 of 697
265Wells TownshipDelta County · 4,821 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #489 of 697
268Sidney TownshipMontcalm County · 2,651 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #602 of 697
269Canton TownshipWayne County · 99,714 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #139 of 697
270Suttons Bay TownshipLeelanau County · 2,959 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #424 of 697
271Woodhull TownshipShiawassee County · 3,689 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #311 of 697
273Raisin TownshipLenawee County · 8,165 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #277 of 697
277Reynolds TownshipMontcalm County · 5,687 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #243 of 697
279Plymouth TownshipWayne County · 27,130 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #26 of 697
280Paradise TownshipGrand Traverse County · 5,101 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #204 of 697
281Battle CreekCalhoun County · 52,021 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #684 of 697
282Forsyth TownshipMarquette County · 6,291 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #461 of 697
283Fort Gratiot TownshipSt. Clair County · 11,715 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #297 of 697
284Muskegon TownshipMuskegon County · 17,911 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #638 of 697
285Grand Blanc TownshipGenesee County · 40,022 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #347 of 697
286Elkland TownshipTuscola County · 3,485 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #429 of 697
287Iron MountainDickinson County · 7,469 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #298 of 697
289Marathon TownshipLapeer County · 4,444 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #530 of 697
291Burtchville TownshipSt. Clair County · 4,034 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #345 of 697
292Fruitland TownshipMuskegon County · 5,955 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #439 of 697
293Chocolay TownshipMarquette County · 6,014 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #176 of 697
294South HavenVan Buren County · 4,002 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #664 of 697
296Lincoln TownshipMidland County · 2,550 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 697
297Grosse Pointe FarmsWayne County · 9,735 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #62 of 697
300Metamora TownshipLapeer County · 4,573 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #156 of 697
303Port HuronSt. Clair County · 28,273 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #669 of 697
305Webster TownshipWashtenaw County · 6,485 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #103 of 697
306Jefferson TownshipHillsdale County · 3,037 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #593 of 697
307Davison TownshipGenesee County · 20,403 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #492 of 697
311Monterey TownshipAllegan County · 2,529 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #438 of 697
312Richland TownshipMontcalm County · 2,778 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #670 of 697
313Port Huron TownshipSt. Clair County · 10,665 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #644 of 697
314Allendale TownshipOttawa County · 27,519 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #104 of 697
315Gerrish TownshipRoscommon County · 2,839 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #448 of 697
316Bruce TownshipMacomb County · 10,175 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #213 of 697
317Three RiversSt. Joseph County · 7,910 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #580 of 697
318Morton TownshipMecosta County · 4,766 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #679 of 697
319Beverly HillsOakland County · 10,449 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #21 of 697
320Prairieville TownshipBarry County · 3,393 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #362 of 697
321Buchanan TownshipBerrien County · 3,475 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #406 of 697
324Surrey TownshipClare County · 3,704 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #616 of 697
325Whitewater TownshipGrand Traverse County · 2,736 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #118 of 697
327Almira TownshipBenzie County · 3,989 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #287 of 697
328Bear Creek TownshipEmmet County · 6,513 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #197 of 697
330Tallmadge TownshipOttawa County · 9,188 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #181 of 697
332DeWitt TownshipClinton County · 15,516 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #380 of 697
333Algoma TownshipKent County · 12,454 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #161 of 697
334Kawkawlin TownshipBay County · 4,349 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #319 of 697
337York TownshipWashtenaw County · 9,130 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #195 of 697
339Kalkaska TownshipKalkaska County · 5,207 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #272 of 697
341Leoni TownshipJackson County · 13,764 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #532 of 697
342Schoolcraft TownshipKalamazoo County · 9,316 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #241 of 697
343Sumpter TownshipWayne County · 11,384 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #578 of 697
345Elk Rapids TownshipAntrim County · 2,647 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #76 of 697
346Dalton TownshipMuskegon County · 9,651 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #476 of 697
347Somerset TownshipHillsdale County · 4,606 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #292 of 697
348Benton TownshipBerrien County · 14,228 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #697 of 697
349Emmett TownshipCalhoun County · 11,712 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #648 of 697
352Manchester TownshipWashtenaw County · 4,550 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #121 of 697
354Sterling HeightsMacomb County · 133,931 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #447 of 697
356Cooper TownshipKalamazoo County · 10,446 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #400 of 697
358Constantine TownshipSt. Joseph County · 4,043 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #599 of 697
360Robinson TownshipOttawa County · 6,475 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #50 of 697
362Elmwood TownshipLeelanau County · 5,039 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #224 of 697
363Thornapple TownshipBarry County · 9,692 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #75 of 697
365Aurelius TownshipIngham County · 4,394 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #274 of 697
368Fabius TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,325 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #367 of 697
371Liberty TownshipJackson County · 3,080 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #304 of 697
372Hagar TownshipBerrien County · 3,173 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #598 of 697
373Brighton TownshipLivingston County · 19,489 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #67 of 697
374Home TownshipMontcalm County · 2,813 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #454 of 697
375Millington TownshipTuscola County · 4,171 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #473 of 697
376Zeeland TownshipOttawa County · 12,305 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #7 of 697
378Southfield TownshipOakland County · 14,671 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #46 of 697
380Kimball TownshipSt. Clair County · 9,652 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #388 of 697
381Berrien TownshipBerrien County · 4,787 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #574 of 697
383Polkton TownshipOttawa County · 2,616 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #307 of 697
388Franklin TownshipLenawee County · 3,047 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #353 of 697
389Lathrup VillageOakland County · 4,019 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #318 of 697
390Comstock TownshipKalamazoo County · 15,512 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #493 of 697
391Lima TownshipWashtenaw County · 4,215 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #87 of 697
392Village of Grosse Pointe ShoresWayne County · 2,533 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #53 of 697
393Marine CitySt. Clair County · 3,997 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #244 of 697
394Redford TownshipWayne County · 47,432 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #641 of 697
395Brandon TownshipOakland County · 15,541 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #60 of 697
397Fenton TownshipGenesee County · 17,408 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #286 of 697
398Buena Vista TownshipSaginaw County · 7,473 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #683 of 697
399Pierson TownshipMontcalm County · 3,516 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #186 of 697
400Dryden TownshipLapeer County · 4,809 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #184 of 697
401Lenox TownshipMacomb County · 13,251 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #437 of 697
402Orleans TownshipIonia County · 2,758 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #468 of 697
405Kinross TownshipChippewa County · 6,790 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #246 of 697
406Otsego Lake TownshipOtsego County · 2,968 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #352 of 697
408Vassar TownshipTuscola County · 3,871 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #561 of 697
409Lodi TownshipWashtenaw County · 6,281 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #20 of 697
410Whiteford TownshipMonroe County · 4,618 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #70 of 697
411Cambridge TownshipLenawee County · 5,763 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #294 of 697
413Bridgeport TownshipSaginaw County · 9,874 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #674 of 697
415Frenchtown TownshipMonroe County · 21,753 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #595 of 697
416Cohoctah TownshipLivingston County · 3,185 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #270 of 697
418Summit TownshipJackson County · 22,705 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #647 of 697
422Mecosta TownshipMecosta County · 2,891 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #618 of 697
423Marion TownshipLivingston County · 12,051 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #210 of 697
424Soo TownshipChippewa County · 2,983 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #247 of 697
425Caledonia TownshipKent County · 17,171 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #10 of 697
427Salem TownshipWashtenaw County · 6,786 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #154 of 697
429Spencer TownshipKent County · 4,288 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #316 of 697
430Thomas TownshipSaginaw County · 11,900 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #401 of 697
435Vevay TownshipIngham County · 3,638 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #236 of 697
436Forest TownshipGenesee County · 4,354 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #545 of 697
438Geneva TownshipVan Buren County · 3,401 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #621 of 697
439Tobacco TownshipGladwin County · 2,519 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #663 of 697
440Columbia TownshipVan Buren County · 2,542 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #696 of 697
441Texas TownshipKalamazoo County · 18,864 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #206 of 697
442Wales TownshipSt. Clair County · 3,195 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #317 of 697
443Bingham TownshipLeelanau County · 2,660 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #371 of 697
444Hartland TownshipLivingston County · 16,108 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #28 of 697
445Oronoko TownshipBerrien County · 9,074 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #523 of 697
446LaGrange TownshipCass County · 3,724 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #484 of 697
447Otsego TownshipAllegan County · 6,001 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #217 of 697
448Deerfield TownshipIsabella County · 3,366 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #671 of 697
449Sparta TownshipKent County · 9,617 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #151 of 697
450Argentine TownshipGenesee County · 7,021 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #191 of 697
451Oshtemo TownshipKalamazoo County · 23,971 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #567 of 697
452Alpine TownshipKent County · 14,034 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #285 of 697
454Tittabawassee TownshipSaginaw County · 11,007 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #263 of 697
455Benton TownshipEaton County · 2,776 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #441 of 697
457Negaunee TownshipMarquette County · 3,292 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #331 of 697
458Green TownshipMecosta County · 3,408 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #557 of 697
460Napoleon TownshipJackson County · 6,706 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #403 of 697
461Montcalm TownshipMontcalm County · 3,532 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #339 of 697
462Northfield TownshipWashtenaw County · 8,785 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #54 of 697
463East China TownshipSt. Clair County · 3,661 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #510 of 697
464Sullivan TownshipMuskegon County · 2,725 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #562 of 697
466Almena TownshipVan Buren County · 5,404 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #428 of 697
468Porter TownshipCass County · 3,946 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #589 of 697
469Hastings TownshipBarry County · 3,091 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #229 of 697
470Niles TownshipBerrien County · 14,304 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #505 of 697
471Cottrellville TownshipSt. Clair County · 3,469 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #223 of 697
472Vernon TownshipShiawassee County · 4,296 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #269 of 697
473Ira TownshipSt. Clair County · 5,104 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #393 of 697
474Chesterfield TownshipMacomb County · 47,770 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #253 of 697
475Atlas TownshipGenesee County · 8,271 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #343 of 697
480Bloomingdale TownshipVan Buren County · 3,074 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #633 of 697
481Big Rapids TownshipMecosta County · 4,096 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #608 of 697
482Grosse Pointe WoodsWayne County · 15,792 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #180 of 697
484Bedford TownshipMonroe County · 32,013 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #259 of 697
485Larkin TownshipMidland County · 5,390 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #40 of 697
486Bagley TownshipOtsego County · 6,104 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #230 of 697
487Onondaga TownshipIngham County · 3,086 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #491 of 697
488Shiawassee TownshipShiawassee County · 2,726 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #389 of 697
489Eagle TownshipClinton County · 2,802 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #83 of 697
490Woodstock TownshipLenawee County · 3,578 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #520 of 697
493Crockery TownshipOttawa County · 4,784 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #25 of 697
494Perry TownshipShiawassee County · 4,167 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #469 of 697
495Tyrone TownshipLivingston County · 12,270 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #245 of 697
496Castleton TownshipBarry County · 3,425 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #528 of 697
497Union TownshipIsabella County · 11,850 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #629 of 697
499Bloomfield TownshipOakland County · 43,904 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #42 of 697
500Trowbridge TownshipAllegan County · 2,561 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #495 of 697
501Worth TownshipSanilac County · 3,423 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #632 of 697
504Mancelona TownshipAntrim County · 4,559 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #384 of 697
505Monroe TownshipMonroe County · 14,277 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #619 of 697
507Windsor TownshipEaton County · 7,197 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #351 of 697
508Owosso TownshipShiawassee County · 4,786 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #596 of 697
509Caledonia TownshipShiawassee County · 4,323 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #450 of 697
510Henrietta TownshipJackson County · 4,729 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #494 of 697
511Fruitport TownshipMuskegon County · 15,666 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #509 of 697
512Sherman TownshipIsabella County · 3,236 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #688 of 697
513Roosevelt ParkMuskegon County · 4,121 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #566 of 697
514Attica TownshipLapeer County · 4,729 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #517 of 697
515Sheridan TownshipNewaygo County · 2,581 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #402 of 697
516Oceola TownshipLivingston County · 14,888 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #170 of 697
517Pine Grove TownshipVan Buren County · 3,083 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #470 of 697
518Portsmouth TownshipBay County · 3,139 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #460 of 697
521Imlay TownshipLapeer County · 3,192 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #527 of 697
522Thetford TownshipGenesee County · 6,482 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #659 of 697
523Spring Arbor TownshipJackson County · 8,526 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #39 of 697
526Alamo TownshipKalamazoo County · 3,826 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #169 of 697
527Flushing TownshipGenesee County · 10,574 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #416 of 697
528Antwerp TownshipVan Buren County · 13,832 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #196 of 697
529Summerfield TownshipMonroe County · 3,195 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #173 of 697
530Columbia TownshipJackson County · 7,515 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #462 of 697
534Oneida TownshipEaton County · 3,966 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #300 of 697
536Ravenna TownshipMuskegon County · 3,045 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #299 of 697
538Clinton TownshipMacomb County · 101,374 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #440 of 697
539Wayland TownshipAllegan County · 3,620 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #155 of 697
540Chesaning TownshipSaginaw County · 4,654 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #271 of 697
542Deerfield TownshipLapeer County · 5,802 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #201 of 697
543Swartz CreekGenesee County · 5,827 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #405 of 697
544Garfield TownshipNewaygo County · 2,589 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #541 of 697
545Ingersoll TownshipMidland County · 2,622 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #19 of 697
546Easton TownshipIonia County · 3,136 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #421 of 697
547White Pigeon TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,893 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #591 of 697
548Burns TownshipShiawassee County · 3,268 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #487 of 697
550Macomb TownshipMacomb County · 95,099 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #219 of 697
551Waverly TownshipVan Buren County · 2,502 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #573 of 697
553St. Clair ShoresMacomb County · 57,872 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #334 of 697
554Watertown TownshipClinton County · 5,890 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #252 of 697
555Williams TownshipBay County · 5,032 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #329 of 697
558Williamstown TownshipIngham County · 5,338 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #237 of 697
559Hayes TownshipOtsego County · 2,839 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #477 of 697
560China TownshipSt. Clair County · 3,530 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #293 of 697
562Courtland TownshipKent County · 9,321 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #109 of 697
563Handy TownshipLivingston County · 8,887 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #251 of 697
564St. Clair TownshipSt. Clair County · 7,159 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #320 of 697
565Sherman TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,462 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #515 of 697
567Richland TownshipSaginaw County · 3,902 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #356 of 697
568Flint TownshipGenesee County · 30,844 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #694 of 697
569Fillmore TownshipAllegan County · 2,934 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #59 of 697
570Denmark TownshipTuscola County · 2,704 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #412 of 697
571Paw Paw TownshipVan Buren County · 6,884 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #395 of 697
572FowlervilleLivingston County · 2,874 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #525 of 697
573Carrollton TownshipSaginaw County · 5,585 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #690 of 697
575Grosse Pointe ParkWayne County · 11,095 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #71 of 697
577Colon TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,336 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #546 of 697
579Wright TownshipOttawa County · 3,185 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #268 of 697
580Dundee TownshipMonroe County · 8,780 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #160 of 697
581Grattan TownshipKent County · 3,896 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #231 of 697
582Royalton TownshipBerrien County · 5,198 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #267 of 697
583Clinton TownshipLenawee County · 3,700 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #86 of 697
584Vienna TownshipGenesee County · 13,001 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #597 of 697
585Fremont TownshipTuscola County · 3,126 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #550 of 697
586Lexington TownshipSanilac County · 3,452 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #342 of 697
588La Salle TownshipMonroe County · 4,591 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #426 of 697
589Nottawa TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,808 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #483 of 697
590Hopkins TownshipAllegan County · 2,754 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #175 of 697
591Mundy TownshipGenesee County · 15,468 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #551 of 697
593Rollin TownshipLenawee County · 3,020 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #467 of 697
594Marshall TownshipCalhoun County · 3,162 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #432 of 697
596Lawrence TownshipVan Buren County · 3,294 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #635 of 697
597Johnstown TownshipBarry County · 2,917 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #355 of 697
598Mount Morris TownshipGenesee County · 19,484 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #677 of 697
599Homer TownshipCalhoun County · 2,897 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #536 of 697
600Sebewaing TownshipHuron County · 2,602 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #373 of 697
601Ashland TownshipNewaygo County · 2,861 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #374 of 697
602Arbela TownshipTuscola County · 2,770 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #575 of 697
603Bellevue TownshipEaton County · 3,218 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #481 of 697
604Richland TownshipKalamazoo County · 9,116 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #77 of 697
605Quincy TownshipBranch County · 4,140 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #397 of 697
606Conway TownshipLivingston County · 3,594 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #322 of 697
607Mussey TownshipSt. Clair County · 4,177 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #398 of 697
608Emmett TownshipSt. Clair County · 2,515 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #261 of 697
609Crystal TownshipMontcalm County · 2,726 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #582 of 697
610Taymouth TownshipSaginaw County · 4,037 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #446 of 697
611Oakfield TownshipKent County · 6,190 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #239 of 697
612Pavilion TownshipKalamazoo County · 6,333 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #553 of 697
613Coldwater TownshipBranch County · 3,859 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #518 of 697
614Burr Oak TownshipSt. Joseph County · 2,635 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #404 of 697
615Lockport TownshipSt. Joseph County · 3,825 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #533 of 697
616Kalamazoo TownshipKalamazoo County · 22,523 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #667 of 697
618Cato TownshipMontcalm County · 3,002 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #430 of 697
620Jamestown TownshipOttawa County · 10,702 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #57 of 697
622Iosco TownshipLivingston County · 3,876 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #309 of 697
623Casco TownshipSt. Clair County · 4,387 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #433 of 697
624Stockbridge TownshipIngham County · 3,998 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #157 of 697
625Alaiedon TownshipIngham County · 2,933 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #214 of 697
626Concord TownshipJackson County · 2,721 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #463 of 697
627Augusta TownshipWashtenaw County · 7,345 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #323 of 697
628Blendon TownshipOttawa County · 7,629 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #27 of 697
629Montrose TownshipGenesee County · 5,896 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #435 of 697
630Birch Run TownshipSaginaw County · 5,853 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #358 of 697
631Berlin TownshipSt. Clair County · 3,134 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #275 of 697
632Pennfield TownshipCalhoun County · 8,681 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #600 of 697
633Casnovia TownshipMuskegon County · 2,825 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #565 of 697
634Odessa TownshipIonia County · 3,966 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #130 of 697
635Dorr TownshipAllegan County · 7,918 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #171 of 697
636Coloma TownshipBerrien County · 4,968 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #604 of 697
637Bertrand TownshipBerrien County · 2,587 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #335 of 697
639Brady TownshipKalamazoo County · 4,485 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #127 of 697
640Baroda TownshipBerrien County · 2,818 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #226 of 697
641Exeter TownshipMonroe County · 3,977 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #585 of 697
643Chippewa TownshipIsabella County · 4,668 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #579 of 697
644Almont TownshipLapeer County · 7,103 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #193 of 697
645Hamlin TownshipEaton County · 3,238 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #475 of 697
646Blackman TownshipJackson County · 24,987 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #657 of 697
647Adrian TownshipLenawee County · 6,322 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #257 of 697
648Silver Creek TownshipCass County · 3,041 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #516 of 697
649North Branch TownshipLapeer County · 3,557 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #235 of 697
651Martin TownshipAllegan County · 2,721 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #381 of 697
652Union TownshipBranch County · 2,969 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #526 of 697
653Armada TownshipMacomb County · 5,384 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #94 of 697
654Watervliet TownshipBerrien County · 3,126 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #568 of 697
655Wheeler TownshipGratiot County · 2,569 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #296 of 697
656Menominee TownshipMenominee County · 3,306 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #431 of 697
657Escanaba TownshipDelta County · 3,552 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #220 of 697
658Bedford TownshipCalhoun County · 9,145 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #624 of 697
659Gun Plain TownshipAllegan County · 6,169 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #178 of 697
660Casco TownshipAllegan County · 2,937 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #529 of 697
661Columbus TownshipSt. Clair County · 4,303 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #336 of 697
662Lapeer TownshipLapeer County · 4,996 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #280 of 697
663Grant TownshipNewaygo County · 3,406 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #451 of 697
664Bloomer TownshipMontcalm County · 6,567 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #391 of 697
665Monitor TownshipBay County · 10,597 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #504 of 697
666Riley TownshipSt. Clair County · 3,196 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #378 of 697
667Tompkins TownshipJackson County · 2,641 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #606 of 697
668Eaton Rapids TownshipEaton County · 4,012 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #383 of 697
669Livingston TownshipOtsego County · 2,748 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #174 of 697
670Hanover TownshipJackson County · 3,708 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #221 of 697
671Cambria TownshipHillsdale County · 2,547 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #522 of 697
672Parma TownshipJackson County · 2,670 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #564 of 697
673Salem TownshipAllegan County · 5,269 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #123 of 697
674Sandstone TownshipJackson County · 3,873 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #314 of 697
675Decatur TownshipVan Buren County · 3,503 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #474 of 697
677Madison TownshipLenawee County · 7,538 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #542 of 697
678Bingham TownshipClinton County · 2,973 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #128 of 697
679Raisinville TownshipMonroe County · 6,136 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #349 of 697
680London TownshipMonroe County · 3,006 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #390 of 697
681Mendon TownshipSt. Joseph County · 2,565 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #503 of 697
682Gaines TownshipGenesee County · 6,610 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #455 of 697
683Hartford TownshipVan Buren County · 2,981 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #672 of 697
684Leroy TownshipIngham County · 3,881 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #167 of 697
685Newton TownshipCalhoun County · 2,800 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #572 of 697
686Maple Grove TownshipSaginaw County · 2,646 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #485 of 697
687Ensley TownshipNewaygo County · 2,723 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #256 of 697
688Overisel TownshipAllegan County · 3,169 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #147 of 697
689Clayton TownshipGenesee County · 7,309 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #466 of 697
690Bennington TownshipShiawassee County · 3,105 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #354 of 697
691Jefferson TownshipCass County · 2,581 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #321 of 697
692Rives TownshipJackson County · 4,794 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #613 of 697
693Saline TownshipWashtenaw County · 2,735 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #84 of 697
694Leighton TownshipAllegan County · 7,374 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #142 of 697
696Bainbridge TownshipBerrien County · 2,625 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #631 of 697
697Richmond TownshipMacomb County · 3,632 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #482 of 697
698Leroy TownshipCalhoun County · 3,680 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #387 of 697
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Questions people ask
Which Michigan town is best for the outdoors?
Ferrysburg (Ottawa County) ranks first on outdoors among 701 towns, with an A+; Lyndon Township and Rockford follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Outdoors grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the share of land conserved and the trail miles per square mile. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a outdoors grade (701 in Michigan). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Michigan page.
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Best places to live697 towns · #1 BerkleyBest small towns502 towns · #1 Spring LakeMost affordable towns701 towns · #1 Home TownshipSafest towns266 towns · #1 Kinross TownshipTowns with the best schools699 towns · #1 New Buffalo TownshipHealthiest towns701 towns · #1 Huntington WoodsBest towns for jobs & income701 towns · #1 Huntington WoodsMost walkable towns701 towns · #1 Ann ArborTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk701 towns · #1 GaylordMost historic towns701 towns · #1 Lake OrionTowns with the most civic life697 towns · #1 FrankenmuthTowns with the least snow693 towns · #1 AdrianDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns693 towns · #1 L'Anse TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters691 towns · #1 Erie TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers691 towns · #1 Bedford TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers691 towns · #1 ManistiqueDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes701 towns · #1 FranklinDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes698 towns · #1 Benton HarborDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns694 towns · #1 Sumpter TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries91 towns · #1 Oxford TownshipDescribed, no letters
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