Springfield TownshipMI
A town of 1,640.
Is Springfield Township a good place to live?
Springfield Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Springfield Township, above both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 20 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on incomes. Springfield Township's schools rank behind 70% of the state's. Springfield Township’s trail network density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Springfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Springfield Township stand out
Where Springfield Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Springfield Township for work
Where Springfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Springfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Springfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Springfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Springfield 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 Springfield Township.
Springfield Township is less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns
Two figures for adults in Springfield Township: 18% smoke cigarettes, 40% have high blood pressure. In Springfield Township, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress.
| Springfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Springfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.3% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, fewer of Springfield Township’s working residents work locally
Jobs based in Springfield Township fell to 13 in 2021, 75 fewer than in 2011. The mean commuting time for Springfield Township comes to 36 minutes. The median commute is under 22 miles. The top destinations are Traverse City (15%), Kalkaska Township (14%) and Garfield Township (9%).
| Springfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Low risk in Springfield Township, with inland flooding at the top
For Springfield Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 24 of 100. Expected losses in Springfield Township break down as 52% from inland flooding and 29% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Springfield Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The midsummer high in Springfield Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.1% of Springfield Township is conserved land
There are 36 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit | 24.7 mi | 4,744 |
| 2. Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit | 0.1 mi | 28 |
| 3. Rainbow Jim's | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Springfield Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Springfield Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Springfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Springfield Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Springfield Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,562 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,047 ft
Springfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Springfield Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C− |
| Garfield Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Fife Lake Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C |
| Bloomfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boardman Township | — | — | A | — | C | C− |
Springfield Township, Garfield Township, Fife Lake Township and Boardman Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Springfield Township, Garfield Township, Fife Lake Township and Boardman Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Bloomfield Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Springfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Springfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Springfield 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−.