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Alamo Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, ranked 169th of 697 in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $87K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 85% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $258K, 3.6 years of the Kalamazoo metro’s $73K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. Alamo Township’s median age is 50.1 years, above both Michigan’s towns (42.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Patrick and Sarah Dobbins Shields House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Alamo Township beats most towns.
Where Alamo 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 Alamo Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 4 maps from 1916 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alamo 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 Alamo Township.
Alamo Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Its public schools are run by the Otsego Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 287 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 594 in 2011 to 833.
Most working residents leave Alamo Township for work: only 5% work in town. 3.8% of Alamo Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2011, Alamo Township has added 239 jobs, to 833 in 2021.
| Alamo Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Alamo Township beats the Michigan average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Alamo Township.
| Alamo Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Alamo Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 28.2% | 34.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Bloomingdale weather station, 14 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Alamo Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84° and January nights drop to 18°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Alamo Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 26% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Alamo Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,800, single groups can be off by several points
0.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Sand Creek Preserve, at 112 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sand Creek Preserve | — | 112 |
| 2. Alamo Township Park | 0.1 mi | 75 |
| 3. Mildred Harris Sanctuary | — | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alamo Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
15 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year40 mi TheatreAcrisure Amphitheater
40 mi Theme parkRamona Park
8 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of Arts29 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park ZooAir Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ramona Park: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Alamo Township
About 3 of every 100 Alamo Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Alamo Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,805.
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4 towns share a border with Alamo Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Otsego Township (B+) comes closest. Pine Grove Township next door grades lower for schools (B− to Alamo Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B+ to C+).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Township | #169 | A− | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Oshtemo Township | #567 | C | C− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Cooper Township | #400 | B− | C+ | — | B | B |
| Pine Grove Township | #470 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C− |
| Otsego Township | #217 | B+ | B− | — | A | B− |
Alamo Township, Oshtemo Township, Cooper Township, Pine Grove Township and Otsego Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Alamo Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Alamo Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #169 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
