Ashland TownshipMI
A town of 2,861, established in 1854.
Is Ashland Township a good place to live?
Ashland Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $180K for a typical one, or 2.8 years of the county’s $63K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 374th of 697 in Michigan. Ashland Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Marl Pit Creek Boating Access Site, at 34 acres.
What makes Ashland Township stand out
Where Ashland Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Ashland Township for work
Where Ashland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Ashland Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Ashland Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Ashland Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ashland 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 Ashland Township.
Most working residents commute out of Ashland Township
Ashland Township has 195 jobs for its 1,145 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Ashland Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Ashland Township grew to 195 in 2021, 31 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Grand Rapids (12%), Newaygo (6%) and Fremont (6%).
| Ashland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Ashland Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 25 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ashland Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ashland Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Ashland Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.8% of Ashland Township is conserved land
3.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Ashland Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Ashland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marl Pit Creek Boating Access Site | — | 34 |
| 2. Blanche Lake Park | 0.2 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Ashland Township is less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
Ashland Township tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures. 18% of Ashland Township adults binge drink.
| Ashland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Ashland Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ashland Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Ashland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Ashland Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Ashland Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,764. The city of Grant is adjacent to the township. The township was established in 1854.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 771 ft
Ashland Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Ashland Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Sheridan Township (B−) comes closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Township | #374 | B− | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Grant Township · Grant | #451 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Garfield Township | #541 | C | C+ | — | B | C |
| Bridgeton Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Casnovia Township | #565 | C | C | — | B | C |
| Sheridan Township | #402 | B− | B | — | B | C+ |
Bridgeton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ashland Township, Grant Township, Garfield Township, Bridgeton Township, Casnovia Township and Sheridan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Grant and Grant Township are one community, graded once. Compare Ashland Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Ashland Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ashland Township, MI a good place to live?
Ashland Township grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #374 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools.
Is Ashland 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 B+.