Reynolds TownshipMI
A town of 5,687.
Is Reynolds Township a good place to live?
Reynolds Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $181K, 2.2 years of the Grand Rapids metro’s $83K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 243rd of 697 in Michigan. Reynolds Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On history, just 104 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Burley Park, at 150 acres.
95% of working residents leave Reynolds Township for work
Where Reynolds Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Reynolds Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Reynolds Township is from typical.
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Moving to Reynolds Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Reynolds 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 Reynolds Township.
Most working residents commute out of Reynolds Township
Reynolds Township has 636 jobs for its 2,254 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 37 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Reynolds Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Reynolds Township fell to 636 in 2021, 79 fewer than in 2011. The top destinations are Grand Rapids (15%), Wyoming (4%) and Walker (4%).
| Reynolds Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.4% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Conserved land covers 10.1% of Reynolds Township
8.6 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burley Park | — | 150 |
| 2. Artman Park | 0.1 mi | 30 |
| 3. Ensley Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Reynolds Township are less healthy than 69% of U.S. towns
Reynolds Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 28% of Reynolds Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Reynolds Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Reynolds Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 64.8% | 68% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Reynolds Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Reynolds Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reynolds Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Reynolds Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Reynolds Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Reynolds Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Reynolds Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Reynolds Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Reynolds Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,431 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 896 ft
Reynolds Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Reynolds Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Township | #243 | B+ | A+ | — | B | C |
| Winfield Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C |
| Pierson Township | #186 | A− | A | — | B | C+ |
| Croton Township | #623 | C− | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Aetna Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | D |
Winfield Township and Aetna Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Reynolds Township, Winfield Township, Pierson Township, Croton Township and Aetna Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Reynolds Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Reynolds Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Reynolds Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Reynolds Township grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #243 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B for schools.
Is Reynolds 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+.