Sherman TownshipSt. Joseph County, MI
The town, home to 3,462 people, lies in Michigan.
Is Sherman Township a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Its weakest is health (C−): CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 77% of the country. It also trails on walkability (C−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $263K for a typical one, 4 times the Sturgis area’s $66K median household income. Hazard risk is its strong suit (A−). Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, better than just over a third of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 515th of 697 in Michigan.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
What makes Sherman Township stand out
Where Sherman Township beats most towns.
Glen Oaks Community College calls Sherman Township home
How Sherman Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Sherman Township is from typical.
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Moving to Sherman Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sherman 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 Sherman Township.
For health, Sherman Township earns a C−
Among adults in Sherman Township, 16% report frequent physical distress, against 14% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. The share of adults in Sherman Township who have been diagnosed with depression: 28%.
| Sherman Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Sherman Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.6% | 6.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sherman Township’s schools rank behind 54% of Michigan districts
St. Joseph County ISD runs its public schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Enrollment at Sherman Township’s public school: 64 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathfinder Educational CenterLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 64 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Sherman Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Sherman Township’s average commute is 21 minutes, below both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 3% of working residents stay in Sherman Township for work; the rest commute out. It had 474 jobs in 2021, up 332 from 2011. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.4%.
| Sherman Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Sherman 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. Of the losses FEMA expects in Sherman Township, 55% come from inland flooding and 10% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Sherman Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 17°, with about 41 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sherman Township stands out in Michigan and nationally: a larger share of its residents are under 18
Here, 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in Michigan as a whole. In Sherman Township, 20% of residents are 65 or older. Its midpoint age is 40 years.
| Sherman Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 26% | 29% |
| Median age | 40 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Sherman Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 8.3% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
Open space protected for good: 0.6% of Sherman Township
Count the trails in 4 parks and preserves and they come to 4.3 miles. Sherman Township’s trail network density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Sherman Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 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. Thompson Lake Public Access | — | 4 |
| 2. Prairie River Lake Public Access | — | 2 |
| 3. Omena Lake Public Access | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sherman Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sherman Township
About 3 of every 100 Sherman Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
97% of working residents leave Sherman Township for work
Where Sherman Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Sherman Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Sherman Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located just north of Sturgis. The population was 3,444 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 958 ft
Sherman Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Sherman Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Township | #515 | C | B | — | B− | C− |
| Sturgis | #587 | C− | A− | C− | C+ | C− |
| Nottawa Township | #483 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Burr Oak Township | #404 | B− | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Sturgis Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Florence Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C− |
Sturgis Township and Florence Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sherman Township, Nottawa Township, Burr Oak Township, Sturgis Township and Florence Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sherman Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sherman Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sherman Township, MI a good place to live?
Sherman Township grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #515 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Sherman Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.