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A town of 1,346. Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns.

Population
1,346
−8.1% since 2010
Median home value
$171K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
60.7
years
Jobs based here
68
A commuter town

What makes Hill stand out

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Small town

1,346 people, and everyone knows the way

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Health

Healthier than 18% of U.S. towns

Hill beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
4 better14 too close to call14 worse
What stands outHillMI
Fewer binge drinkers13%15.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.1%11.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.5%10.2%
Mymichigan Medical Center West Branch
16 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
14th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hill

Most working residents leave Hill for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are West Branch (11%), West Branch (6%) and Cumming (4%). Half commute less than 37 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hill2%
West Branch11%
West Branch6%
Cumming4%
Rose3%
37 mi
median commute distance
68
jobs based in Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Hill has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 53 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

53″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–31°
Spring31–54°
Summer54–79°
Fall38–58°
Sep 29
typical first frost
May 21
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

7.2% of Hill is conserved land

3.3 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.

7.2%conserved
Map of Hill: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
7.2%
conserved · 1,661 of 22,972 acres
3.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit—502
2. Rifle River State Recreation Area—244
3. Rifle Lake Public Access—29
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Hill for work

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

11% → West Branch West Branch 11% 6% → West Branch West Branch 6% 4% → Cumming Cumming 4% 3% → Rose Rose 3% 3% → Tawas City Tawas City 3% 2% → Rose City Rose City 2% Hill · 2% stay
68jobs based in Hill
2%of working residents work in town
37 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Hill

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Official town website ↗

Hill Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,251 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
1,251
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
853 ft

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