Addison TownshipMI
A town of 6,321.
What should you know before moving to Addison Township?
Addison Township's standout: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades A, 68th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. Residents are healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its public schools beat 79% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. Addison Township’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both Michigan’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Addison Oaks County Park, 1,034 acres with 17.3 miles of trail. Among 272 Michigan towns, just 2 have a lower property crime rate than Addison Township.
What makes Addison Township stand out
Where Addison Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Addison Township for work
Where Addison Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Addison Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Addison Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Addison Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Addison 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Addison Township.
Addison Township reports less crime than Oakland Township or any other graded neighbor, has less tooth loss than most of Michigan and sends most of its workers to Auburn Hills and beyond.
Conserved land covers 8.6% of Addison Township
For Addison Township, that is above both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). 35 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Addison Oaks County Park | 17.3 mi | 1,034 |
| 2. Polly Ann Trail | 5.1 mi | 43 |
| 3. Watershed Preserve | 1.5 mi | 227 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Addison Township earns an A− for schools
One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| HamiltonParsons Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 498 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Addison Township earns an A+ for safety
Its A+ tops all 4 graded towns on its borders; Oakland Township (A+) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Addison Township’s violent crime rate is 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Addison Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Addison Township earns an A− for health
Its widest gap with Michigan is tooth loss: 5.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 10.2% statewide.
31% of Addison Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Addison Township beats the Michigan average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Addison Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Addison Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Addison Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Addison Township
Addison Township has 446 jobs for its 2,629 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 31.8 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Addison Township for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Addison Township is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Auburn Hills (10%), Troy (8%) and Oxford Township (5%).
| Addison Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $111,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Addison Township
Addison Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
The median household earns $110,574, against $72,875 across Michigan, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (21% statewide). 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Addison Township.
| Addison Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Addison Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.9% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Homes in Addison Township sell for about $80K
The median property tax bill is $4,482, against $2,904 across Michigan, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Addison Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Addison Township
About 4 of every 100 Addison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Addison Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Addison Township is a civil township of northeast Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 6,256. The Township was named for pioneer settler Addison Chamberlain.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 997 ft
Addison Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Addison Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Township | #68 | A | C | A+ | A− | A− |
| Oxford Township | #125 | A− | D | A | A− | A− |
| Bruce Township | #213 | B+ | C− | — | A | B+ |
| Dryden Township | #184 | A− | B− | A | B− | B+ |
| Oakland Township | #16 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ | A+ |
| Metamora Township | #156 | A− | C+ | A− | B | B+ |
Bruce Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Addison Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Addison Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Addison Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Addison Township grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #68 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A− for health, A+ for safety and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Addison Township, MI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $417,000, 58% above the Michigan typical home. That is 5.4 years of the area's median household income ($76,664 across the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.