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Thetford Township grades D overall, ranked 659th of 697 in Michigan, mostly because of health. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 80% of the country. One bright spot: natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Thetford Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Harry C. Tinker House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Thetford Township beats most towns.
Where Thetford 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 Thetford Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1920 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Thetford 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 Thetford Township.
17% of Thetford Township adults report frequent physical distress. Thetford Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 35% of Thetford Township adults feel lonely.
| Thetford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Thetford Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Clio Area School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clio ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 726 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Thetford Township has 277 jobs for its 2,815 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 31.6 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Thetford Township for work: only 2% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Thetford Township. Since 2011, Thetford Township has added 92 jobs, to 277 in 2021.
| Thetford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 3.9% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Thetford Township since 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Thetford Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Buell Lake County Park, at 597 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buell Lake County Park | 0.2 mi | 597 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Thetford Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi MuseumUSS Edson
11 mi MuseumSloan Museum6 mi MuseumCrossroads Village (Michigan)
11 mi MuseumFlint Institute of Arts
33 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
11 mi MuseumRobert J. Whaley HouseUSS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flint Institute of Arts: Blueskiesfalling at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Robert J. Whaley House: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Thetford Township
About 3 of every 100 Thetford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Thetford Township, is a civil township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,640 at the 2020 census, a significant decrease from 7,049 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Thetford Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thetford Township | #659 | D | B | — | C | C− |
| Forest Township | #545 | C | B | — | C+ | C |
| Vienna Township | #597 | C− | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Arbela Township | #575 | C− | B | — | B | C− |
| Genesee Township | #685 | D− | B | D | C | D− |
Thetford Township, Forest Township, Vienna Township and Arbela Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Thetford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Thetford Township grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #659 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
2 notable people were born here, including Henry H. Aplin and Earl F. Johnson.
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