Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Sunfield Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Sunfield Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Tamarack Lake State Game Area, at 262 acres. Sunfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Sunfield Township beats most towns.
Sunfield Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 283 HallWhere Sunfield 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 Sunfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1899.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sunfield 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 Sunfield Township.
Most working residents leave Sunfield Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Sunfield Township grew to 316 in 2021, 96 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Lansing (13%), Odessa Township (6%) and Charlotte (6%).
| Sunfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sunfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 68 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sunfield Township beats the Michigan average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Sunfield Township, above both the Michigan town median (27%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). 40% of adults have obesity in Sunfield Township.
| Sunfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sunfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tamarack Lake State Game Area | — | 262 |
| 2. Logan Street Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Sunfield Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Sunfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
4 towns share a border with Sunfield Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunfield Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Woodland Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Roxand Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Vermontville Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Sebewa Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B |
Sunfield Township, Woodland Township, Roxand Township, Vermontville Township and Sebewa Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sunfield Township, Woodland Township, Roxand Township, Vermontville Township and Sebewa Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sunfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.