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A town of 1,243. Healthier than 78% of U.S. towns.

Population
1,243
+7.7% since 2010
Median home value
$210K
Census ACS
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
28.8
years
Jobs based here
125
A commuter town

What makes Rolland stand out

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Small town

1,243 people, and everyone knows the way

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Health

Healthier than 22% of U.S. towns

Rolland beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outRollandMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.3%10.2%
More adults with COPD10.2%8.1%
More smokers18.2%14.6%
Mclaren Central Michigan
14.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
21st
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 19% of U.S. communities.

19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
19Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rolland

Most working residents leave Rolland for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Pleasant (18%), Union (8%) and Alma (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rolland2%
Mount Pleasant18%
Union8%
Alma7%
Chippewa5%
19 mi
median commute distance
125
jobs based in Rolland
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Rolland has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–32°
Spring33–56°
Summer56–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 13
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

2.7% of Rolland is conserved land

2.9 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

2.7%conserved
Map of Rolland: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.7%
conserved · 609 of 22,828 acres
2.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Edmore State Game Area0.5 mi271
2. Millpond Park—113
3. Payden Park—37
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Rolland for work

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

18% → Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant 18% 8% → Union Union 8% 7% → Alma Alma 7% 5% → Chippewa Chippewa 5% 4% → Fremont Fremont 4% 4% → Broomfield Broomfield 4% Rolland · 2% stay
125jobs based in Rolland
2%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Rolland

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Rolland Township is a civil township of Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,406 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
1,406
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
889 ft

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