Reeder TownshipMI
A town of 1,215. 67% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Reeder Township a good place to live?
Reeder Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 25% of residents are 65 or older in Reeder Township, above both Michigan’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (18%). Reeder Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 72% of U.S. towns. Reeder Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Reeder Township stand out
Where Reeder Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,215 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Reeder Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Reeder Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Reeder Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Reeder 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 Reeder Township.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Reeder Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Reeder Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Reeder Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Reeder Township fell to 142 in 2021, 185 fewer than in 2011. Reeder Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Reeder Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Health in Reeder Township trails 73% of U.S. towns
Reeder Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Reeder Township.
| Reeder Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Reeder Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Reeder Township
Reeder Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Reeder Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Michigan overall
24% of Reeder Township residents are under 18. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Reeder Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Reeder Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Reeder Township has set aside 9% of its land for conservation
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit | 0.2 mi | 1,177 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Reeder Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Reeder Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Reeder Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
98% of working residents leave Reeder Township for work
Where Reeder Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Reeder Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Reeder Township is a civil township of Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,199.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft
Questions about Reeder Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Reeder Township, MI a good place to live?
67% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Reeder 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 A−.