Sherwood TownshipMI
A town settled in 1839, now home to 1,983 people.
Is Sherwood Township a good place to live?
Sherwood Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and a B+ for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Sherwood Township’s mean commuting time is 35 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 7 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. Only 69 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Sherwood Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sherwood Township stand out
Where Sherwood Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Sherwood Township for work
Where Sherwood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Sherwood Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Sherwood Township is from typical.
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Moving to Sherwood Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sherwood 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 Sherwood Township.
The typical home in Sherwood Township: about $156K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3.9%. 85% of households are owner-occupiers in Sherwood Township. The midpoint rent locally is $1,028 a month.
| Sherwood Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,028 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Sherwood Township is less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns
14% of Sherwood Township adults have diabetes. Two figures for adults here: 19% smoke cigarettes, 41% have high blood pressure.
| Sherwood Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Sherwood Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.1% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.9% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Sherwood Township’s workers commute out
The share of working residents in Sherwood Township who work locally: 0.8%. The town had 38 jobs in 2021, up 30 from 2011. The top destinations are Coldwater (13%), Battle Creek (7%) and Union Township (6%). For Sherwood Township, the middle household income is $65,000.
| Sherwood Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Sherwood Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Sherwood Township than in three quarters of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid here since 2018. 48% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 21%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sherwood Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 17°, with about 43 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sherwood Village Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Union Lake Public Access | — | 4 |
| 3. Oliverda Lake Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sherwood Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sherwood Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Sherwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Sherwood Township
Village in Michigan, United States
Sherwood is a village in Branch County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 285 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Sherwood Township.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
- ZIP code
- 49089
Sherwood Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Sherwood Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C− |
| Union Township | #526 | C | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Athens Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Matteson Township | — | — | A | — | C | C− |
| Leonidas Township | — | — | B− | — | D | C+ |
| Wakeshma Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
Sherwood Township, Athens Township, Matteson Township, Leonidas Township and Wakeshma Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sherwood Township, Union Township, Athens Township, Matteson Township, Leonidas Township and Wakeshma Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sherwood Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sherwood Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sherwood 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−.