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A town of 3,064. Healthier than 75% of U.S. towns.

Population
3,064
−1.5% since 2010
Median home value
$161K
Census ACS
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
33.7
years
Jobs based here
605
A commuter town

What makes Coe stand out

The thing Coe does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A commuter town

92% of working residents leave Coe for work

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

22% → Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant 22% 9% → Chippewa Chippewa 9% 6% → Union Union 6% 5% → Midland Midland 5% 5% → Alma Alma 5% 3% → St. Louis St. Louis 3% Coe · 8% stay
605jobs based in Coe
8%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

Coe’s report card

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Rain Showers
H 70° · L 49°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Coe

Most working residents leave Coe for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Pleasant (22%), Chippewa (9%) and Union (6%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

8%work in town

Where working residents work

In Coe8%
Mount Pleasant22%
Chippewa9%
Union6%
Midland5%
10 mi
median commute distance
605
jobs based in Coe
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 25% of U.S. towns

Coe beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outCoeMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.7%10.2%
More smokers18.1%14.6%
More adults with COPD9.6%8.1%
Mclaren Central Michigan
7.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
28th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Coe has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–32°
Spring35–56°
Summer58–81°
Fall40–60°
Oct 13
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.

35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2017
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Coe’s public schools outperform 55% of Michigan districts

The public schools Coe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Shepherd Elementary SchoolK–5544C+
Shepherd Middle School6–8390B−
Shepherd High School9–12519B+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Outdoors

0.8% of Coe is conserved land

3.8 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.

0.8%conserved
Map of Coe: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.8%
conserved · 189 of 23,052 acres
3.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Shepherd Soccer Fields—23
2. Little Salt River Park—20
3. Coe Township Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Coe

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Coe Township is a civil township of Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,032 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
3,032
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
761 ft

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