Tawas TownshipMI
A town of 1,737. 78% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Tawas Township a good place to live?
Tawas Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for incomes. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Tawas Township, against 19% in Michigan’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. 13% of the land in Tawas Township is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Huron National Forest, 2,753 acres with 8.9 miles of trail. Only 113 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on history. Tawas Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Tawas Township stand out
Where Tawas Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Clara B Bolen Elementary School | PK–4 | 433 |
| Tawas Area Middle School | 5–8 | 340 |
| Tawas Area High School | 9–12 | 351 |
90% of working residents leave Tawas Township for work
Where Tawas Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Tawas Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Tawas Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Tawas Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tawas 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 Tawas Township.
Most of Tawas Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Tawas Township for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Tawas Township fell to 399 in 2021, 155 fewer than in 2011. Tawas Township’s median household income is $60,000.
| Tawas Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Public schools in Tawas Township beat 73% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Tawas Area Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Tawas Area High School, with 351 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clara B Bolen Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 433 | B+ |
| Tawas Area High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 351 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Tawas Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Tawas Township are less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Tawas Township beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 44% of adults have high blood pressure in Tawas Township.
| Tawas Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Tawas Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.1% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Tawas Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Tawas Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Tawas Township is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Huron National Forest | 8.9 mi | 2,753 |
| 2. Au Sable State Forest - Gladwin Unit | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Tawas Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tawas Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Tawas Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Tawas Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Tawas Township is a civil township of Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,733 at the 2020 census. Tawas City is adjacent to the township.
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- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 686 ft
Tawas Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Tawas Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawas Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Tawas City | — | — | B | C+ | B+ | C |
| Baldwin Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C |
| Alabaster Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Wilber Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sand Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tawas Township, Tawas City, Baldwin Township and Grant Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Tawas Township, Baldwin Township and Grant Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Alabaster Township, Wilber Township, Sand Lake and Sherman Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tawas Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Tawas Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tawas Township, MI a good place to live?
78% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Tawas 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+.