Akron TownshipMI
A town of 1,350, settled in 1854. A typical home costs 2 years of the county’s $64K median household income.
Is Akron Township a good place to live?
The best of Akron Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 88 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on cost of living. Fish Point State Wildlife Area, at 4,403 acres with 4.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Akron Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Akron Township stand out
Where Akron Township beats most towns.
1,350 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Akron Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Akron Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Akron Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Akron 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 Akron Township.
A typical Akron Township home is worth about $128K
The typical Akron Township home is worth about $128,000, up 4.1% in a year, 52% below the Michigan typical home. Akron Township’s median rent is $861 a month, below both Michigan’s towns ($1,046 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 85% of Akron Township households own their home.
| Akron Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $861 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 85% | 84% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On state tests, Akron Township’s schools beat 55% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Akron-Fairgrove Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| AkronFairgrove Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 179 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Akron Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Akron Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Akron Township grew to 153 in 2021, 43 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Sebewaing Township (9%), Caro (8%) and Bay City (5%).
| Akron Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Akron Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Akron Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Akron Township is less healthy than 67% of U.S. towns
Akron Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 41% of adults have obesity in Akron Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 37% and U.S. towns at 35%. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Akron Township.
| Akron Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Akron Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Akron Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Akron Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Akron Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 9.8% of Akron Township
7.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Akron Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Akron Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fish Point State Wildlife Area | 4.1 mi | 4,403 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS Edson and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Akron Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MuseumUSS Edson
18 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
37 mi GardenDow Gardens
38 mi GardenChippewa Nature Center
25 mi TheatreTemple Theatre38 mi MuseumCrossroads Village (Michigan)Photo credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Temple Theatre: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Akron Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Akron Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Akron Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
96% of working residents leave Akron Township for work
Where Akron Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Akron Township
Village in Michigan, United States
Akron is a village in Tuscola County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 349 at the 2020 census. The village is located on the boundary between Akron Township on the north and Fairgrove Township on the south, with the village area approximately evenly split between the two. The Akron post office, with ZIP code 48701, also serves the southern and western portions of Akron Township, as well as portions of northern Fairgrove Township, most of eastern Wisner Township, and smaller portions of western Columbia Township and Almer Township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1854
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- ZIP code
- 48701
Questions about Akron Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Akron Township, MI expensive?
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.