Riverside TownshipMI
A town of 1,141.
Is Riverside Township a good place to live?
The best of Riverside Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a C for health. 33% of residents are under 18 in Riverside Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%. Riverside Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 69% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 96 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Riverside Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Riverside Township stand out
Where Riverside Township beats most towns.
1,141 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Riverside Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Riverside Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Riverside Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Riverside 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 Riverside Township.
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Riverside Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Riverside Township for work: only 5% work in town. 2.7% of Riverside Township residents live below the poverty line, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2011, Riverside Township has added 209 jobs, to 264 in 2021.
| Riverside Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Riverside Township is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Riverside Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 28% of Riverside Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Riverside Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Riverside Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 7% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 63.7% | 68% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Riverside Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Riverside Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Riverside Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Riverside Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Riverside Township has set aside 1.2% of its land for conservation
4.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Riverside Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Riverside Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Riverside Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Riverside Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Riverside Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
95% of working residents leave Riverside Township for work
Where Riverside Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Riverside Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Riverside Township is a civil township of Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,124 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,220 ft
Questions about Riverside Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Riverside 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−.