Watertown TownshipMI
Today 2,074 people live in this town, first settled in 1860.
Is Watertown Township a good place to live?
Watertown Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. Watertown Township’s average trip to work is 46 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 702 Michigan towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Watertown Township. 11% of the land in Watertown Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 90 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest place to walk is Murphy Lake State Game Area, 1,973 acres with 13.1 miles of trail. Watertown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Watertown Township for work
Where Watertown Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Watertown Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Watertown Township is from typical.
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Moving to Watertown Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Watertown 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 Watertown Township.
Watertown Township is less healthy than three in four U.S. towns
The share of adults in Watertown Township who report frequent physical distress: 16%. Among adults in the town, 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Watertown Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Watertown Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 17.8% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Watertown Township’s public schools outperform 54% of Michigan districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fostoria Baptist Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 53 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Most of Watertown Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
For residents in Watertown Township, the share who live below the poverty line is 6.6%. The median commute is under 24 miles. The top destinations are Millington Township (9%), Lapeer (6%) and Frankenmuth (5%).
| Watertown Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Watertown Township’s year
The peak summer temperature for Watertown Township comes to 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Watertown Township: inland flooding
Compared with 66% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Watertown Township is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 44% come from inland flooding and 25% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 10.9% of Watertown Township
Across 3 parks and preserves: 14 miles of trail. In Watertown Township, the trail density is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Murphy Lake State Game Area | 13.1 mi | 1,973 |
| 2. Watertown Township Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Murphy Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Watertown Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Watertown Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Watertown Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Watertown Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Watertown Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,091 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
Watertown Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Watertown Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watertown Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Millington Township | #473 | C+ | A− | — | B | C− |
| Rich Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Marathon Township | #530 | C | A | — | C+ | C+ |
| Fremont Township | #550 | C | A | — | C+ | C− |
Watertown Township and Rich Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Watertown Township, Millington Township, Rich Township, Marathon Township and Fremont Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Watertown Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Watertown Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Watertown Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.