Van Buren County Michigan 1906 Arlington Township, 1906
Arlington Township’s story
174 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1906 and 4 maps from 1927 on.
- 1852Arlington Township is settled
Arlington TownshipMI
A town of 1,947, settled in 1852.
Population
1,947
2025 Census estimate · −1% since 2020
Median home value
$201K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
44.1
years
Jobs based here
165
A commuter town
Is Arlington Township a good place to live?
Arlington Township’s best subject grade is a B+ for civic life; its weakest is a D for health. Only 44 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on health. Arlington Township's public schools trail 82% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. The biggest park or preserve is Fuller Woods State Game Area, at 81 acres. Arlington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Arlington Township for work
Where Arlington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
165jobs based in Arlington Township
4%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Arlington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Arlington Township is from typical.
HealthBronson Lakeview Hospital 8.9 miles awayDOpen →Jobs & income$65K median household incomeC−Open →SchoolsC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.9 of 20; 6.9% of households have no car; 4.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $201K, 3 years of the county’s $68K median household incomeC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 37% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1% conserved landCOpen →HistoryCOpen →Civic life3.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Arlington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Arlington Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBangor water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Arlington Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBangor Public SchoolsLawrence Public School District2 districts serve Arlington Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereArlington Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49013, 49064, 49026, 4905649013 61% · 49064 30% · 49026 7% · 49056 3%Census 2020
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 Arlington Township.
HealthD
Residents of Arlington Township are less healthy than 93% of U.S. towns
That puts Arlington Township where Michigan’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 14%. Arlington Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Arlington Township.
7%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Arlington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better14 too close to call18 worse
| What stands out | Arlington Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.1% | 10.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.5% | 6.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 22.2% | 15.4% |
Bronson Lakeview Hospital
8.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Most of Arlington Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Arlington Township for work: only 4% work in town. 17% of Arlington Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2011, Arlington Township has added 107 jobs, to 165 in 2021.
4%work in town
| Arlington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.9% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Arlington Township4%
Kalamazoo8%
Paw Paw Township8%
Lawrence Township8%
South Haven6%
21 mi
median commute distance
165
jobs based in Arlington Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
Arlington Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Arlington Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 109 inches of snow falls in a winter.
109″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring37–58°
Summer59–81°
Fall42–61°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Low risk in Arlington Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Arlington Township since 2011.
37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
1
paid flood claims since 2011
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC
Arlington Township has set aside 1.1% of its land for conservation
4.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Arlington Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
1.1%conserved
| Arlington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1.1%
conserved · 241 of 22,225 acres
4.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fuller Woods State Game Area | — | 81 |
| 2. Arlington Nature Reserve | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Arlington Township
18pages on Arlington Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Arlington Township; the nearest are
Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kalamazoo19.1 mi$4,144 in-state tuitionWestern Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Kalamazoo22 mi$15,252 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Arlington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Arlington Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Arlington 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 1,958. Arlington Township was established in 1842.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 719 ft
Arlington Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Arlington Township.
Lawrence TownshipBangorWaverly TownshipColumbia TownshipBangor TownshipArlington Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Township | — | — | C+ | — | C− | D |
| Lawrence Township | #635 | D | B | — | C+ | D |
| Bangor · Bangor Township | — | — | B+ | D | D | D− |
| Waverly Township | #573 | C− | B− | — | B− | C |
| Columbia Township | #696 | D− | B− | — | C− | D |
Arlington Township and Bangor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Arlington Township, Lawrence Township, Waverly Township and Columbia Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Bangor Township and Bangor are one community, graded once. Compare Arlington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Arlington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Arlington Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.