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Sebewa TownshipMI

A town of 1,147, settled in 1851.

Population
1,147
2025 Census estimate · +1.5% since 2020
Median home value
$213K
Census ACS
Household income
$96K
median
Median age
34.0
years
Jobs based here
64
A commuter town

Is Sebewa Township a good place to live?

Sebewa Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. 35% of residents are under 18 in Sebewa Township, above both the Michigan town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Among 702 Michigan towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sebewa Township. Sebewa Township's public schools beat 72% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. On the outdoors, just 5 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Sebewa Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Cost of livingA−Hazard riskA−Jobs & incomeWeakestDWalkability

What makes Sebewa Township stand out

Where Sebewa Township beats most towns.

25Low riskLowerHigher
Natural hazardsA−
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Small town

1,147 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Sunfield · 3 miLake Odessa · 6 miSunfield Township · 6 miOdessa Township · 6 miDanby Township · 6 miOrange Township · 7 mi
Orange TownshipOdessa TownshipSunfield TownshipDanby TownshipOrange TownshipOdessa TownshipSunfield TownshipDanby TownshipSebewa Township

How Sebewa Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Sebewa Township is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 2 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 1.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $213K, 2.6 years of the Grand Rapids metro’s $83K median household incomeA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 25% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →Jobs & income$96K median household incomeA−Open →SchoolsB+Open →HealthSparrow Ionia Hospital 9.3 miles awayBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryB−Open →Civic life2.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 34.0; 17% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Sebewa Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Sebewa Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers74% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sebewa Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLakewood Public SchoolsPortland Public School District2 districts serve Sebewa Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSebewa Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes48875, 48890, 4884948875 42% · 48890 30% · 48849 28%Census 2020

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 Sebewa Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

Most of Sebewa Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Sebewa Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 30 minutes, Sebewa Township’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2011, Sebewa Township has lost 31 jobs, to 64 in 2021.

0%work in town
Sebewa TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line4.8%8.9%9.6%
Median household income$96,000$77,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Sebewa Township0%
Odessa Township16%
Grand Rapids11%
Wyoming4%
Kentwood4%
27 mi
median commute distance
64
jobs based in Sebewa Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns
Full pageSebewa Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here64 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in Sebewa TownshipCommute times30 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 27 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Sebewa Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.

25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
25Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
Full pageSebewa Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters14 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Sebewa Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Sebewa Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.

54″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–33°
Spring35–57°
Summer58–80°
Fall40–60°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageSebewa Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 16°Rain & snow54″ of snow a winter · 36 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB

On CDC estimates, Sebewa Township is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns

Sebewa Township beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Sebewa Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.

55%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
Sebewa TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%27%23%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)38%37%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)17%17%16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)18%18%17%
32 measures vs. Michigan
5 better27 too close to call0 worse
What stands outSebewa TownshipMI
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.9%15.4%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.8%8.7%
Sparrow Ionia Hospital
9.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageSebewa Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore binge drinkersHospitals & doctors nearby9.3 miles to an ER · Sparrow Ionia HospitalHow adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than MI on 5 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sebewa Township

17pages on Sebewa Township
The big questions
SchoolsB+Beat 72% of MI districtsHealthBBetter than MI on 5 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA−Work & commuteA−$96K median household income · 64 jobs hereNatural hazardsA−FEMA risk higher than 25% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions29 nearby · North Country Trail 18 miLibraryB+Sunfield District LibraryColleges
The story
HistoryB−Settled 1851Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 574 residentsClimate82° summer highs · 54″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Sebewa Township; the nearest are

Great Lakes Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lansing19.9 mi$19,520 tuitionLansing Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Lansing24.4 mi$4,100 in-state tuitionMichigan State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · East Lansing28.3 mi$16,458 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Sebewa Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Sebewa Township for work

Where Sebewa Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Odessa Township Odessa Township 16% 11% → Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 11% 4% → Wyoming Wyoming 4% 4% → Kentwood Kentwood 4% 3% → Grand Ledge Grand Ledge 3% 3% → Lansing Lansing 3% Sebewa Township · 0% stay
64jobs based in Sebewa Township
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Sebewa Township

Township in Michigan, United States

Sebewa Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,171 and decreased to 1,124 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
830 ft

Questions about Sebewa Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Sebewa 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−.