Webber TownshipMI
A town of 2,583. 2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Webber Township a good place to live?
Webber Township grades D− overall, 695th among Michigan's 697 graded towns, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $46K, and 28% of residents live below the poverty line. Residents are less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, it has 42 miles of trail and 50% conserved land. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Webber Township, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Webber Township's public schools trail 89% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. Webber Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 93% of U.S. towns.
What makes Webber Township stand out
Where Webber Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| Widest gap | Webber Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.6% | 10.2% |
Webber Township has grown 50% since 2010
1,699 counted in 2010 and 2,384 in 2020; an estimated 2,583 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7% since 2020, after 40.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Webber Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Webber Township is from typical.
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Moving to Webber Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Webber 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 Webber Township.
Webber Township is a second-home town, has a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and keeps more of its land conserved than most of Michigan.
nearly a third of the land in Webber Township is protected from building
Its 11,392 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Michigan towns.
The trail density for Webber Township comes to 1.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 11,151 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit | 18.9 mi | 3,403 |
| 2. Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District | 17.6 mi | 7,748 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Webber Township stands out in Michigan and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent physical distress
Only 2 of the 701 Michigan towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Webber Township. The share of adults in Webber Township who say their health is fair or poor: 30%.
| Webber Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Webber Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.6% | 10.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 15.2% | 6.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Webber Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Wellston 1n weather station, 20 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 119 days, shorter than in 97% of U.S. towns. The Wellston 1n weather station, 20 miles away, records that 120 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 99% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 15°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Webber Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Webber Township’s FEMA hazard score is 33 of 100. Expected losses in Webber Township break down as 66% from inland flooding and 18% from strong winds. Also worth knowing: since 1986, Webber Township has seen 5 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 1.3 jobs for every working resident, Webber Township draws in 620 commuters
Commuting out is the norm in Webber Township: 5% of working residents work locally. Between 2011 and 2021, jobs here rose by 606, to 646. The average commute locally is 27 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 60 miles away.
| Webber Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $46,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Everything we know about Webber Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Webber Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Webber Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Webber Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Webber Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,384 at the 2020 census. It was named for William L. Webber, land commissioner and general counsel for the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 909 ft
Webber Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Webber Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webber Township | #695 | D− | B | — | D | D |
| Sweetwater Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peacock Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Plains Township | — | — | B− | — | D | D |
| Cherry Valley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sauble Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pleasant Plains Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Webber Township and Pleasant Plains Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sweetwater Township, Peacock Township, Cherry Valley Township and Sauble Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Webber Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Webber Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Webber Township, MI a good place to live?
Webber Township grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns and #695 of 697 in Michigan. It grades D for health and D for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Webber 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 B.