Elm St Spalding MI, 2014
Spalding Township’s story
152 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2014.
- 1874Spalding Township is settled
Spalding TownshipMI
A town of 1,563, settled in 1874.
Population
1,563
2025 Census estimate · −1.8% since 2020
Typical home
$173K
+6.7% in a year
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
55.4
years
Jobs based here
679
Balanced
Is Spalding Township a good place to live?
The best of Spalding Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Spalding Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 123 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Veterans Memorial Park, at 37 acres. Spalding Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Spalding Township stand out
Where Spalding Township beats most towns.
Natural hazardsA
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Typical home value
Spalding Township$173K
Michigan$264K
Cost of livingA
2.8 years of income buys a home
More affordable than 87% of U.S. towns
Zillow Home Value Index; area median household income, Census ACS.
North Central Area Schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| North Central Middle School | 6–8 | 61 |
| North Central Area Senior High School | 9–12 | 100 |
| Phoenix Alternative High School | 9–12 | 36 |
SchoolsB+
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
How Spalding Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Spalding Township is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 12% of U.S. communities; cold waves tops the listAOpen →Cost of livingAOpen →Jobs & incomeC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 8.9% of households have no car; 2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →HealthOSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group 22.4 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1% conserved landB−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life3.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 55.4; 13% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Spalding Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spalding Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPowers-Spalding Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Spalding Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSpalding Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49874, 49886, 49873, 4981249874 65% · 49886 26% · 49873 5% · 49812 3%Census 2020
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 Spalding Township.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Spalding Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Spalding Township since 2026.
12risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland flooding
1
paid flood claims since 2026
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB+
Spalding Township’s schools rank ahead of 70% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the North Central Area Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
70%of MI districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 61 | B− |
| North Central Area Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 100 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
HousingCost of living grade A
The median rent in Spalding Township is lower than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
At $475 a month, Spalding Township’s median rent is below both the Michigan town median ($1,046 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Typical home values rose 6.7% in the year to September 2026. 88% of Spalding Township households own their home.
$173KZillow home value
| Spalding Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $475 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 84% | 73% |
Typical home value
Spalding Township$173K
Michigan$264K
+6.7%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
HealthC
On CDC estimates, Spalding Township is less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Spalding Township beats the Michigan average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 44% of adults have high blood pressure in Spalding Township.
29%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Spalding Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
3 better21 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Spalding Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.4% | 7% |
OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group
22.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Spalding Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Spalding Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Spalding Township is 80°F.
70″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter9–28°
Spring28–52°
Summer52–78°
Fall35–55°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 19
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Spalding Township has 1.2 jobs for every working resident, and 637 people commute in
Most working residents leave Spalding Township for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Spalding Township fell to 679 in 2021, 284 fewer than in 2011. Spalding Township’s median household income is $63,000.
8%work in town
| Spalding Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Spalding Township8%
Escanaba13%
Harris Township12%
Iron Mountain8%
Meyer Township6%
23 mi
median commute distance
679
jobs based in Spalding Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
OutdoorsB−
Spalding Township has set aside 0.6% of its land for conservation
97 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
0.6%conserved
| Spalding Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
0.6%
conserved · 581 of 103,692 acres
97 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Escanaba River State Forest - Escanaba Unit | 0.9 mi | 6,592 |
| 2. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Spalding Township
17pages on Spalding Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Spalding Township; the nearest are
Bay de Noc Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Escanaba22.8 mi$5,712 in-state tuitionNorthern Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Marquette51.7 mi$14,277 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Spalding Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Spalding Township
Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Spalding is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States. Spalding is located in Spalding Township along U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) and US 41, one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Powers. Spalding has a post office with ZIP code 49886.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 850 ft
- ZIP code
- 49886
Spalding Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Spalding Township.
Harris TownshipMeyer TownshipBreen TownshipNadeau TownshipWells TownshipSpalding Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Harris Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C |
| Meyer Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Breen Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nadeau Township | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Wells Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Spalding Township, Harris Township and Nadeau Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Spalding Township, Harris Township and Nadeau Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Meyer Township, Breen Township and Wells Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Spalding Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Spalding Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spalding 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.