WellsMI
A town of 4,838. Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns.
What makes Wells stand out
The 3 things Wells does most differently from other towns.
Wells’s report card
Now in Wells
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wells. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents commute out of Wells
Most working residents leave Wells for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Escanaba (40%), Gladstone (8%) and Escanaba (6%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Where working residents work
Healthier than 18% of U.S. towns
Wells beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Wells | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14% | 10.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7% |
Wells’s public schools outperform 69% of Michigan districts
The public schools Wells’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Center | PK–12 | 74 | A |
4.8% of Wells is conserved land
21 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pioneer Trail Park | 0.6 mi | 85 |
| 2. Bay de Noc Beagle Club | 0.3 mi | 182 |
| 3. City Park | — | 30 |
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 19% of U.S. communities.
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Wells has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
About Wells
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Wells Township is a civil township of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,876 at the 2020 census, slightly down from 4,885 at the 2010 census.
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- Population
- 4,876
- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Wells’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Wells.