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A town of 1,965, settled in 1854.
Bangor’s best subject grades are an A− for walkability and the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for health. Bangor’s violent crime rate is 7.6 per 1,000 residents, above both the Michigan town median (1.9) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6). Only 24 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on health. Bangor's police reported 15 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 92% of U.S. towns. Bangor’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Bangor Elevator is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bangor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bangor beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Bangor | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.4% | 10.2% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Bangor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,102 in 1880, 2,016 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 4 maps from 1927 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bangor, 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 Bangor.
28% of adults worry about having enough food in Bangor. Bangor beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Bangor.
| Bangor | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Bangor | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.4% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.4% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Bangor Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 272 | C− |
| Bangor High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 264 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Bangor reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less. The property crime rate in Bangor is 12.7 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Bangor home is worth about $205,000, up 6.6% in a year, 22% below the Michigan typical home. 59% of Bangor households own their home.
| Bangor | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $924 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Bangor 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Bangor for work: only 10% work in town. Bangor’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Since 2011, Bangor has lost 87 jobs, to 920 in 2021.
| Bangor | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Park | 0.3 mi | 9 |
| 2. Kiwanis Park | — | 16 |
| 3. Lincoln Street Overlook Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Bangor; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Bangor residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
4 notable people were born in Bangor.
City in Michigan, United States
Bangor is a city in Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Bangor had a population of 2,016. The city is located in the northeast corner of Bangor Township, but is politically independent. It was first organized as a town in 1854 and named after Bangor, Maine.
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2 towns share a border with Bangor.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor · Bangor Township | — | — | B+ | D | D | D− |
| Arlington Township | — | — | C+ | — | C− | D |
Bangor and Arlington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Arlington Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Bangor Township and Bangor are one community, graded once. Compare Bangor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($68,114 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
4 notable people were born here, including Hall Overton and Peter Gent.
