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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#26Shortest commute in MI #36Lowest property tax in MI #77Closest to a top hospital in MI All MI rankings →

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Health in Wells

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10worse than MI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▼ 5 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care all close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

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11.2%More adults with COPDMI 8.1% · worse 14%More older adults who have lost all their teethMI 10.2% · worse 8.9%More adults with heart diseaseMI 7% · worse

Care nearby

Osf St. Francis Hospital and Medical GroupEscanaba · 4.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Gwinn Family Health CenterGwinn · 36 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

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CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 49829, 49837, 49807 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Wells →

Schools in Wells

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School Grade B+

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.

DistrictDelta-Schoolcraft ISDSchools1

Learning Center AOther · Grades PK–12 · 74 students

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.

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Wells Escanaba Escanaba Ford River Bark River

SEEscanaba NEscanaba SFord River SWBark River

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