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Silver Creek Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $255K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the South Bend metro’s $67K median household income. It grades C overall, 516th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. The biggest park or preserve is Russom Park, at 35 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where Silver Creek Township beats most towns.
Where Silver Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Silver Creek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,491 in 2000, 3,051 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2017 and 3 maps from 1927 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Silver Creek 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Silver Creek Township.
Silver Creek Township is a second-home town and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has little public open land.
16% of Silver Creek Township adults report frequent physical distress, against 14% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Silver Creek Township. Silver Creek Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Silver Creek Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Silver Creek Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.4% | 6.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 2015, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Silver Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Silver Creek Township for work: only 5% work in town. Silver Creek Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, below both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Silver Creek Township grew to 406 in 2021, 156 more than in 2011.
| Silver Creek Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
The Eau Claire 4 Ne weather station records that 87 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Silver Creek Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 18°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
39.3% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 5.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide). The median age in Silver Creek Township is 46.6 years. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Silver Creek Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 46.6 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
43% women, 57% men
About 134 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.4 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 77% are men (MI 50%).
| Silver Creek Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
Just 95 of its 21,781 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Silver Creek Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
1.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Russom Park | 0.6 mi | 35 |
| 2. Magician Lake Public Access | — | 2 |
| 3. Dewey Lake Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Silver Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
23 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
35 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
15 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
23 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
25 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumNotre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Silver Creek Township
About 5 of every 100 Silver Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Silver Creek Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,051 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Silver Creek Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Township | #516 | C | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Dowagiac | #628 | C− | A− | D | C | D |
| Keeler Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | D |
| Pokagon Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Pipestone Township | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
Keeler Township, Pokagon Township and Pipestone Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Silver Creek Township, Keeler Township, Pokagon Township and Pipestone Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Silver Creek Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Silver Creek Township grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #516 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 B+.
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