MonitorMI
A town of 10,638. Healthier than 55% of U.S. towns.
What makes Monitor stand out
The 3 things Monitor does most differently from other towns.
Monitor’s report card
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Weather
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Monitor. Another town gets a different order.
Healthier than 45% of U.S. towns
Monitor beats the Michigan average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Monitor | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.5% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.9% |
A typical Monitor home is worth about $244K
The typical Monitor home is worth about $244,000, up 5.9% in a year, 8% below the Michigan typical home.
Typical home value
Most working residents commute out of Monitor
Most working residents leave Monitor for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Bay City (16%), Midland (10%) and Saginaw (9%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Where working residents work
0.6% of Monitor is conserved land
1.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Valley Center Park | 0.6 mi | 11 |
| 2. Monitor Township Park | — | 18 |
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Monitor has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.
Monitor’s public schools outperform 49% of Michigan districts
The public schools Monitor’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAlearSawden Elem School | PK–5 | 378 | C+ |
| Mackensen Elementary School | PK–5 | 265 | A− |
| Trinity Lutheran School, Monitor Private | PK–8 | 117 | |
| Bay City Adult EducationCTP | 9–12 | 65 | D− |
| ISDLocal Programs | PK–12 | 92 | C− |
About Monitor
Charter township in Michigan, United States
Monitor Charter Township is a charter township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan, organized in 1869. The township's population was 10,687 as of the 2020 census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Population
- 10,687
- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 600 ft
Monitor’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Monitor.