Batavia TownshipMI
Is Batavia Township a good place to live?
Batavia Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for health. On cost of living, just 105 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Only 28 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Capri Drive-In Theater is on the National Register of Historic Places. Batavia Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Batavia Township stand out
Where Batavia Township beats most towns.
1,332 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Batavia Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Batavia Township is from typical.
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Moving to Batavia Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Batavia 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 Batavia Township.
On CDC estimates, Batavia Township is less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns
Batavia Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Batavia Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 14%. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Batavia Township.
| Batavia Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Batavia Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.3% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.8% | 6.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer of Batavia Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
0.5% of working residents work locally in Batavia Township, below both the Michigan town median (5.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Batavia Township’s median household income is $61,000. The top destinations are Coldwater (23%), Sturgis (6%) and Coldwater Township (5%).
| Batavia Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Batavia Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Batavia Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Batavia Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cary Lake Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Air Zoo and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Batavia Township. Close and well known come first.
30 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
25 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic21 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo19 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
38 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
34 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of ArtsPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Batavia Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Batavia Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Batavia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Batavia Township for work
Where Batavia Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Batavia Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Batavia Township is a civil township of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township's population was 1,323.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 928 ft
Questions about Batavia Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Batavia 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.