Springville Township, MI 49668, USA - panoramio (1), 2013
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A town of 1,800.
Population
1,800
2025 Census estimate · +3.4% since 2020
Median home value
$132K
Census ACS
Household income
$47K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
329
A commuter town
Is Springville Township a good place to live?
Springville Township’s best subject grade is an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in Springville Township, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 18 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. 32% of the land in Springville Township is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Springville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Springville Township stand out
Where Springville Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Springville Township for work
Where Springville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
329jobs based in Springville Township
5%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Springville Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Springville Township is from typical.
Jobs & income$47K median household incomeD−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 8% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →HealthMunson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital 20.6 miles awayC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 8.6% of households have no car; 1.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $132K, 2.1 years of the Cadillac area’s $62K median household incomeBOpen →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Springville Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Springville Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVillage of Mesick water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Springville 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 hereSpringville Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code4966849668 100%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 Springville Township.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Springville Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
8risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesWinter weather
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB−
Springville Township’s public schools trail 52% of Michigan districts
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Highpoint Virtual Academy of MIchigan, with 3,455 students.
48%of MI districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd M Jewett Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 256 | B− |
| Mesick Consolidated JrSr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 276 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
HealthC−
Residents of Springville Township are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns
Springville Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Springville Township.
16%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Springville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Springville Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.1% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.2% | 14.6% |
Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital
20.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsA
Springville Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
56 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Springville Township is 1.6 miles per square mile.
31.9%conserved
31.9%
conserved · 7,214 of 22,596 acres
56 mi
of trails · 1.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District | 32.4 mi | 6,691 |
| 2. Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit | — | 521 |
| 3. Mesik Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Springville Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Springville Township for work: only 5% work in town. Springville Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes. Since 2011, Springville Township has lost 66 jobs, to 329 in 2021.
5%work in town
| Springville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Springville Township5%
Traverse City14%
Cadillac13%
Garfield Township8%
Haring Township3%
24 mi
median commute distance
329
jobs based in Springville Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
Springville Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Springville Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 14° and about 93 inches of snow falls in a winter.
93″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–31°
Spring31–55°
Summer55–79°
Fall38–58°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 28
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Springville Township
18pages on Springville Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Springville Township; the nearest are
Northwestern Michigan CollegeCommunity college · Public · Traverse City28.2 mi$5,860 in-state tuitionWest Shore Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Scottville38.1 mi$4,470 in-state tuitionFerris State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Big Rapids49.7 mi$14,778 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Springville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Springville Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Springville Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,739 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 837 ft
Springville Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Springville Township.
Slagle TownshipAntioch TownshipWexford TownshipMarilla TownshipSpringville Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springville Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C− |
| Slagle Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antioch Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wexford Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Marilla Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Springville Township and Wexford Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Springville Township and Wexford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Slagle Township, Antioch Township and Marilla Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Springville Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Springville Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Springville 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.