Wells TownshipMI
A town of 4,821, settled in 1884.
Is Wells Township a good place to live?
Wells Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $177K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Escanaba area’s $58K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 489th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 83% of the country. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Wells Township’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Bay de Noc Beagle Club, at 182 acres.
What makes Wells Township stand out
Where Wells Township beats most towns.
How Wells Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Wells Township is from typical.
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Moving to Wells Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wells 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 Wells Township.
| Wells Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pioneer Trail Park | 0.6 mi | 85 |
| 2. Bay de Noc Beagle Club | 0.3 mi | 182 |
| 3. City Park | — | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Wells Township’s public schools outperform 62% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by Delta-Schoolcraft ISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning CenterLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 74 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Wells Township earns a C− for health
29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Wells Township. Wells Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Wells Township.
| Wells Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wells Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14% | 10.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Wells Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 2002, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wells Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Wells Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Wells Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Wells Township is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Wells Township’s working residents commute to Escanaba
The average commute for its 1,628 working residents takes 15.1 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan. Jobs based here grew from 364 in 2011 to 1,324.
Most working residents leave Wells Township for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Wells Township grew to 1,324 in 2021, 960 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Escanaba (40%), Gladstone (8%) and Escanaba Township (6%).
| Wells Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Everything we know about Wells Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wells Township
About 3 of every 100 Wells Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Wells Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Wells Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,876 at the 2020 census, slightly down from 4,885 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Wells Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Wells Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Township | #489 | C+ | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Escanaba | #547 | C | A− | C− | B | D |
| Escanaba Township | #220 | B+ | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Ford River Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Bark River Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
Ford River Township and Bark River Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wells Township, Escanaba Township, Ford River Township and Bark River Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wells Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Wells Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wells Township, MI a good place to live?
Wells Township grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #489 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Wells 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 B+.