Swan Creek TownshipMI
A town of 2,409.
Is Swan Creek Township a good place to live?
Swan Creek Township’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and the outdoors; its weakest is a C for walkability. 30% of the land in Swan Creek Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Shiawassee River State Game Area, 4,023 acres with 5.3 miles of trail. Swan Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Swan Creek Township stand out
Where Swan Creek Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Swan Creek Township for work
Where Swan Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Swan Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Swan Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Swan Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Swan 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Swan Creek Township.
Swan Creek Township has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 8.9 miles of trail. Swan Creek Township’s trail network density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shiawassee River State Game Area | 5.3 mi | 4,023 |
| 2. Hartley Outdoor Recreation Center | 0.4 mi | 150 |
| 3. Lakefield Park | — | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Swan Creek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
The mean commuting time in Swan Creek Township is 30 minutes. Most working residents leave Swan Creek Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Swan Creek Township grew to 436 in 2021, 192 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Saginaw (19%), Saginaw Township (10%) and Midland (6%).
| Swan Creek Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Swan Creek Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 16°; snowfall runs to about 41 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Swan Creek Township is less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
In Swan Creek Township, a third of adults sleep under 7 hours. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Swan Creek Township is ahead of Michigan on 3 and behind on 4. 15% of adults in Swan Creek Township report frequent physical distress; 15% binge drink.
| Swan Creek Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Swan Creek Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Swan Creek Township, with inland flooding at the top
For Swan Creek Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 53 of 100. Expected losses in Swan Creek Township break down as 60% from inland flooding and 16% from cold waves. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 2013: 2.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
USS Edson and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Swan Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
22 mi MuseumUSS Edson
20 mi GardenDow Gardens
32 mi MuseumSloan Museum
19 mi City parkChippewa Nature Center10 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration Square
22 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship MuseumPhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Everything we know about Swan Creek Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Swan Creek Township
About 2 of every 100 Swan Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Swan Creek Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Swan Creek Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,416 at the 2020 Census.
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 587 ft
Swan Creek Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Swan Creek Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Creek Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C+ |
| St. Charles Township | #341 | B | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Thomas Township | #401 | B− | C+ | B− | A− | B |
| Fremont Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | B− |
| James Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B− |
| St. Charles | — | — | B+ | B− | B | C+ |
Swan Creek Township, Fremont Township, James Township and St. Charles have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Swan Creek Township, St. Charles Township, Fremont Township and James Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Swan Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Swan Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Swan Creek 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 C+.