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CentervilleMI

A town of 1,529. Healthier than 81% of U.S. towns.

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Population
1,529
−2.4% since 2010
Median home value
$444K
Census ACS
Household income
$98K
median
Median age
50.0
years
Jobs based here
73
A commuter town

What makes Centerville stand out

The thing Centerville does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Centerville for work

Where Centerville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Traverse City Traverse City 23% 12% → Leland Leland 12% 10% → Garfield Garfield 10% 6% → Suttons Bay Suttons Bay 6% 3% → Glen Arbor Glen Arbor 3% 3% → Bingham Bingham 3% Centerville · 1% stay
73jobs based in Centerville
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

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Health

Healthier than 81% of U.S. towns

Centerville beats the Michigan average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

A−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
15 better15 too close to call2 worse
What stands outCentervilleMI
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.3%15.4%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity6.8%11.9%
More adults who have had cancer12%8.9%
Munson Medical Center
12 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
92nd
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.

21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
21Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Centerville

Most working residents leave Centerville for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Traverse City (23%), Leland (12%) and Garfield (10%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Centerville1%
Traverse City23%
Leland12%
Garfield10%
Suttons Bay6%
13 mi
median commute distance
73
jobs based in Centerville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Centerville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 143 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

143″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–30°
Spring31–52°
Summer56–77°
Fall40–57°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 22
typical last frost
+2.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

10.9% of Centerville is conserved land

3.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

10.9%conserved
Map of Centerville: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
10.9%
conserved · 2,106 of 19,359 acres
3.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore0.3 mi644
2. Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness—73
3. Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve—38
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Centerville

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Centerville Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,243 at the 2020 census. The township is bounded to the east by Lake Leelanau.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,243
Area
30 sq mi
Elevation
820 ft

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