Arcadia TownshipMI
A town of 3,174, settled in 1857.
Is Arcadia Township a good place to live?
Arcadia Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $235K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 394th of 697 in Michigan. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Arcadia Township’s average trip to work is 45 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Lapeer State Game Area, at 2,148 acres with 10.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Arcadia Township stand out
Where Arcadia Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Arcadia Township for work
Where Arcadia Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Arcadia Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Arcadia Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Arcadia Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Arcadia 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 Arcadia Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lapeer State Game Area | 10.5 mi | 2,148 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Arcadia Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Arcadia Township since 1994.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Arcadia Township
Arcadia Township has 130 jobs for its 1,227 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 45.1 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Arcadia Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Arcadia Township grew to 130 in 2021, 66 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Lapeer (10%), Imlay City (6%) and Troy (4%).
| Arcadia Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Arcadia Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Arcadia Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Arcadia Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Arcadia Township is less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Arcadia Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Arcadia Township.
| Arcadia Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Arcadia Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Arcadia Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Arcadia Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Arcadia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Arcadia Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Arcadia Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 3,148 at the 2020 Census. It was organized in 1857.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 909 ft
Arcadia Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Arcadia Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Township | #394 | B− | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Mayfield Township | #337 | B | A− | — | B | C+ |
| North Branch Township | #235 | B+ | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Goodland Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C− |
| Attica Township | #517 | C | B− | — | B | C+ |
Goodland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Arcadia Township, Mayfield Township, North Branch Township, Goodland Township and Attica Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Arcadia Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Arcadia Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Arcadia Township, MI a good place to live?
Arcadia Township grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #394 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Arcadia 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−.