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Outdoors in Monitor
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About Monitor
Charter township in Michigan, United StatesMonitor 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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How Monitor ranks
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Housing in Monitor
The typical Monitor home is worth about $244,000, up 5.9% in a year, 8% below the Michigan typical home.
Work & commute in Monitor
Full picture →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.
Health in Monitor
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 45% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Michigan
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 27 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Monitor
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Monitor
Full climate →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.
Schools in Monitor
All Monitor schools →School Grade B-
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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.
Libraries near Monitor
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