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Michigan Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $153K, 2.2 years of the Michigan City metro’s $71K median household income. It grades C overall, 496th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 85% of the country, and the median household income is $58K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 6 places on the National Register. On walkability, just 87 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do better. Its National Register listings include John and Isabel Burnham House and Hoover-Timme House. On the outdoors, just 49 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better.
Where Michigan Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 999 in 1850, 32,075 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1849 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Michigan Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Michigan Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
3 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
40 mi MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a year
37 mi MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a yearSoldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Michigan Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Michigan Township.
Michigan Township gets more snow than almost anywhere else in Indiana and trades workers with Michigan City and other neighbors.
13 miles of trail in 22 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Indiana Dunes National Park, at 321 acres.
| Michigan Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Washington Park | 2.5 mi | 139 |
| 2. Ambler Flatwoods Nature Preserve | 1.3 mi | 84 |
| 3. Krueger Memorial Park | 0.9 mi | 62 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Michigan City Area Schools. Two of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 416 | C− |
| A K Smith Area Career CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 1 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
44% of Michigan Township adults have high blood pressure, against 39% in Indiana’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 16% of adults have diabetes in Michigan Township. Michigan Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| Michigan Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Michigan Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 11.9% | 8.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.1% | 14.7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 15.1% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Michigan Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Laporte weather station, 11 miles away, records that 65 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, the highest of 1,972 Indiana places with climate records.
Michigan Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Among 593 Indiana towns, just 1 have a lower July high than Michigan Township.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Michigan Township has about as many jobs (10,688) as working residents, but only 2,269 people both live and work here.
About one in 4 of Michigan Township’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Michigan Township has lost 846 jobs, to 10,688 in 2023. The top destinations are Michigan City (32%), La Porte (8%) and Indianapolis (4%).
| Michigan Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 19% of residents (23% statewide). Michigan Township has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 26,881 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Michigan Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.7 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 44.3, men 39.5.
| Michigan Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
None within 15 miles of Michigan Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Michigan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
4.3% of the town is conserved land, across 22 parks and preserves.
6 places in Michigan Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
38 notable people were born in Michigan Township.
City in Indiana, United States
Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 32,075 at the 2020 census. Located along Lake Michigan in the Michiana region, the city is about 45 miles (72 km) east of Chicago and is 40 miles (64 km) west of South Bend. Michigan City is noted for both its proximity to Indiana Dunes National Park and for bordering Lake Michigan. It receives a fair amount of tourism during the summer, especially by residents of Chicago and nearby cities in Northern Indiana. It is connected to Chicago via the South Shore Line passenger train.
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3 towns share a border with Michigan Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Coolspring Township (C−) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Township | #496 | C | B+ | — | C | D |
| Coolspring Township | #528 | C− | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Michigan City | #558 | C− | B+ | C | C | D |
| Springfield Township | #560 | C− | C+ | — | C | C− |
Michigan Township, Coolspring Township and Springfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Michigan Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Michigan Township grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #496 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
38 notable people were born here, including Anne Baxter and Don Larsen.
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