Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Adams Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns, and ranks 168th of 697 in Michigan. It does especially well on cost of living (A−) — a typical home costs about $118K, 2 years of the Houghton area’s $58K median household income. Schools are another plus: its public schools beat 79% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. The catch is incomes — the median household income is $64K, and just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line. The town’s trail density is 2.5 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On history, just 101 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit, at 220 acres.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Adams Township beats most towns.
Where Adams Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Adams Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 maps from 1915 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Adams 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 Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Adams Township.
Adams Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
Walkers can cover 117 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Adams Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit | 0.7 mi | 220 |
| 2. Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
That grade comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $118K. Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than it, Portage Township highest at A+.
Public schools: the Adams Township School District. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Adams Township teach 474 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Range Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 204 | B− |
| Jeffers High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 270 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
In Adams Township, the average trip to work is 22 minutes. Just 6% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. This Michigan town had 426 jobs in 2021, up 214 from 2011. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 12%.
| Adams Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected losses in Adams Township break down as 62% from inland flooding and 25% from cold waves. In Adams Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 23 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 35 to 64 are 29% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (21% statewide). Adams Township’s midpoint age is 33.9 years. Michigan has nearly a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 35%.
| Adams Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.9 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 26% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Adams Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.8% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.2% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.5% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons average 76.5°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 6.7°.
The January low for Adams Township comes to 7°F. Summers in the town are pleasant, and winters cold.
| Adams Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 7°F | 16°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,711 U.S. towns with household incomes like Adams Township’s, it is healthier than 83%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Of 32 CDC measures, Adams Township beats the Michigan average on 4 and trails it on 1. In Adams Township, 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours. Among adults in the town, 30% feel lonely and 25% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Adams Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Adams Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.8% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Adams Township. Close and well known come first.
32 mi MountainMount Arvon
7 mi National Historical ParkKeweenaw National Historical Park35K visitors a year
7 mi MuseumA. E. Seaman Mineral Museum39 mi Ski areaMount Bohemia21 runs · 814 ft vertical
7 mi MuseumCarnegie Museum of the KeweenawMount Arvon: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Keweenaw National Historical Park: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Adams Township
About 6 of every 100 Adams Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
3 places in Adams Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Adams Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,540.
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5 towns share a border with Adams Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | #168 | A− | A− | — | A− | B |
| Portage Township | #145 | A− | B− | — | A+ | B |
| Houghton | – | A− | D | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Stanton Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B |
| Hancock Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elm River Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stanton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Adams Township, Portage Township and Stanton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hancock Township and Elm River Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Adams Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Adams Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #168 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 A−.
