Scipio TownshipMI
A town of 1,855, settled in 1836.
Is Scipio Township a good place to live?
The best of Scipio Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 104 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on cost of living. Scipio Township’s median age is 47.3 years, above both Michigan’s towns (42.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On the outdoors, just 20 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Scipio Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Scipio Township stand out
Where Scipio Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Scipio Township for work
Where Scipio Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Scipio Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Scipio Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Scipio Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scipio 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 Scipio Township.
Scipio Township is less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
In Scipio Township, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress. Among adults in the town, 29% have been diagnosed with depression, where Michigan’s towns sit at 27% and U.S. towns at 23%. 41% of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Scipio Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Scipio Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Scipio Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
Commuting out is the norm in Scipio Township: 2% of working residents work locally. Since 2011, Scipio Township has added 191 jobs, to 241 in 2021. Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles. The top destinations are Hillsdale (16%), Jonesville (6%) and Jackson (6%).
| Scipio Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Scipio Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, Scipio Township sits below 70% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 54% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Scipio Township’s year
For Scipio Township, the typical July afternoon high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
American Museum of Magic and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Scipio Township. Close and well known come first.
23 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic30 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo32 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
28 mi GardenHidden Lake Gardens
4 mi MuseumE.O. Grosvenor House
7 mi GardenSlayton ArboretumPhoto credits
American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hidden Lake Gardens: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · E.O. Grosvenor House: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Slayton Arboretum: Brother Atticus, CC0
Everything we know about Scipio Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Scipio Township
About 2 of every 100 Scipio Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Scipio Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Scipio Township ( sip-EE-oh) is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,902 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,070 ft
Scipio Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Scipio Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipio Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Fayette Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C− |
| Moscow Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C |
| Pulaski Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Litchfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | D | C− |
Scipio Township, Fayette Township, Moscow Township, Pulaski Township and Litchfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Scipio Township, Fayette Township, Moscow Township, Pulaski Township and Litchfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Scipio Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Scipio Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Scipio 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.