Sheridan TownshipMI
A town of 1,911.
Is Sheridan Township a good place to live?
The best of Sheridan Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 50 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on cost of living. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. On walkability, just 87 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Brandt Woods, at 95 acres. Sheridan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sheridan Township stand out
Where Sheridan Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Sheridan Township for work
Where Sheridan Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Sheridan Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Sheridan Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Sheridan Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sheridan 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 Sheridan Township.
Sheridan Township’s grade for health is a D
44% of Sheridan Township adults have obesity, against 37% in Michigan’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 22% of Sheridan Township adults worry about having enough food. Sheridan Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| Sheridan Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Sheridan Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.8% | 10.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 22.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.4% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sheridan Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Sheridan Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Sheridan Township fell to 336 in 2021, 283 fewer than in 2011. Sheridan Township’s median household income is $60,000, below both Michigan’s towns ($77,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Sheridan Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Sheridan Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Sheridan Township since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sheridan Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Sheridan Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.7% of Sheridan Township is conserved land
4.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Sheridan Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Sheridan Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brandt Woods | — | 95 |
| 2. Winnipeg Lake Public Access | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sheridan Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
10 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic20 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
35 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
32 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
32 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation MuseumPhoto credits
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0
Everything we know about Sheridan Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Sheridan Township
About 2 of every 100 Sheridan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Sheridan Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Sheridan Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,809 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 935 ft
Sheridan Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Sheridan Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Albion | #630 | C− | A− | D− | B | D |
| Marengo Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Albion Township | — | — | B | — | B− | D |
| Clarence Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | C |
| Parma Township | #564 | C | B | — | B+ | C− |
Sheridan Township, Marengo Township, Albion Township and Clarence Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sheridan Township, Marengo Township, Albion Township, Clarence Township and Parma Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sheridan Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sheridan Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sheridan 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.