Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Antwerp Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, ranked 196th of 697 in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 78% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $80K. A typical home there costs about $243K, 3.6 years of the county’s $68K median household income. Houppert Winery Complex is on the National Register of Historic Places. 26% of residents are under 18 in Antwerp Township, above both the Michigan town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). The biggest park or preserve is Portman Nature Preserve, at 84 acres.
Where Antwerp Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Mattawan Later Elem School | 3–5 | 808 |
| Mattawan Early Elem School | PK–2 | 703 |
| Lawton Elementary School | PK–4 | 397 |
Houppert Winery Complex12,182 counted in 2010 and 13,425 in 2020; an estimated 13,832 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Antwerp Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1906 and 2 maps from 1944 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Antwerp 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 Antwerp Township.
Its public schools are run by Mattawan Consolidated School. Three of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattawan Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 823 | A− |
| Mattawan High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,126 | A |
| Mattawan Later Elem SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 808 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Antwerp Township since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Bloomingdale weather station, 15 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Antwerp Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 17°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Antwerp Township for work: only 16% work in town. Jobs based in Antwerp Township grew to 4,868 in 2021, 689 more than in 2011. Antwerp Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Antwerp Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Antwerp Township has grown 3.1% since 2020, to 13,832 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Antwerp Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.6, men 38.4.
| Antwerp Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.8% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.9% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.4% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
3.0 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Antwerp Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Antwerp Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paw Paw Prairie Fen | 1.5 mi | 66 |
| 2. Portman Nature Preserve | 0.6 mi | 84 |
| 3. Antwerp Township Primitive Park | — | 54 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Antwerp Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 32% of Antwerp Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Antwerp Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Antwerp Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.2% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 11.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Antwerp Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
36 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
26 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
13 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of Arts34 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
13 mi MuseumKalamazoo Valley MuseumAir Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Valley Museum: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Antwerp Township
About 4 of every 100 Antwerp Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Township in Michigan, United States
Antwerp Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 13,425. It was named after the major Belgian city of Antwerp.
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6 towns share a border with Antwerp Township.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Texas Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp Township | #196 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Paw Paw Township | #395 | B− | B | — | B | C+ |
| Almena Township | #428 | B− | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Texas Township | #206 | B+ | C− | — | A | A− |
| Paw Paw | #577 | C− | B+ | D | B | C |
| Porter Township | — | — | C | — | B− | B− |
| Mattawan | #385 | B− | C+ | C | A | B+ |
Porter Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Antwerp Township, Paw Paw Township, Almena Township, Texas Township and Porter Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Antwerp Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Antwerp Township grades B+ overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #196 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
