Rose TownshipMI
A town of 1,257.
Is Rose Township a good place to live?
The best of Rose Township’s subject grades is an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for incomes. 36% of residents are 65 or older in Rose Township, above both the Michigan town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). On incomes, just 73 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. 27% of the land in Rose Township is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Huron National Forest, at 8,433 acres with 33.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Rose Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rose Township stand out
Where Rose Township beats most towns.
1,257 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Rose Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Rose Township is from typical.
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Moving to Rose Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rose 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 Rose Township.
A larger share of adults in Rose Township have high blood pressure than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
46% of Rose Township adults have high blood pressure. Rose Township beats the Michigan average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 16% of Rose Township adults have diabetes.
| Rose Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Rose Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 77.6% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 89.4% | 87.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.3% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rose Township has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
66 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Rose Township is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Huron National Forest | 33.6 mi | 8,433 |
| 2. Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit | 19.8 mi | 4,436 |
| 3. Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area | — | 50 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Rose Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Rose Township for work: only 6% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Rose Township. Jobs based in Rose Township fell to 156 in 2021, 236 fewer than in 2011.
| Rose Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Rose Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Rose Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Rose Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Rose Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Rose Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rose Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Rose Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
94% of working residents leave Rose Township for work
Where Rose Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Rose Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Rose Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,241 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 53 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft
Questions about Rose Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rose Township, MI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $153,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.