Seneca TownshipMI
A town of 1,116, settled in 1847.
Is Seneca Township a good place to live?
The best of Seneca Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 20 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. Seneca Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 21 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Seneca Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,116 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Seneca Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Seneca Township is from typical.
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Moving to Seneca Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Seneca 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 Seneca Township.
Seneca Township is less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns
Seneca Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 29% of Seneca Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, against 27% in Michigan’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 42% of adults have obesity in Seneca Township.
| Seneca Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Seneca Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.1% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Seneca Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Seneca Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Seneca Township grew to 105 in 2021, 48 more than in 2011. Seneca Township’s median household income is $63,000.
| Seneca Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Seneca Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Seneca Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Seneca Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Seneca Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Seneca Township
About 1 of every 100 Seneca Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
98% of working residents leave Seneca Township for work
Where Seneca Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Seneca Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Seneca Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,155 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 791 ft
Questions about Seneca Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Seneca 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−.