Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,151.
The best of Volinia Township’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 25 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. Volinia Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them George Newton House. Volinia Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Volinia Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Volinia Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 2 maps from 1944 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Volinia 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 Volinia Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Marcellus Community Schools. No of its 1 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Volinia Township for work: only 1% work in town. At 31 minutes, Volinia Township’s average trip to work is above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 7.1% of workers work from home in Volinia Township.
| Volinia Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 7.1% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Volinia Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 16% of Volinia Township adults report frequent physical distress, against 14% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 39% of Volinia Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Volinia Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Volinia Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Volinia Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Volinia Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Volinia Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fred Russ Forest Park | 0.2 mi | 15 |
| 2. Stevens Memorial Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Volinia Township
About 4 of every 100 Volinia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Where Volinia Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
2 places in Volinia Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
