Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 10,123.
Berlin Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 555th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $85K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 61% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 69% of the country. A typical home there costs about $268K, 3.5 years of the Monroe metro’s $77K median household income. 21% of the land in Berlin Township is conserved, above both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Pointe Mouillee State Game Area, at 3,880 acres with 23.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Berlin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Berlin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 maps from 1936 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Berlin 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Berlin Township.
25 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. At 0.7 miles per square mile, Berlin Township’s trail density is above both Michigan’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pointe Mouillee State Game Area | 23.1 mi | 3,880 |
| 2. Dodge Park | — | 56 |
| 3. Newport Fireman's Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Airport Community Schools. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 366 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 1,813 in 2011 to 1,412.
Most working residents leave Berlin Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2011, Berlin Township has lost 401 jobs, to 1,412 in 2021. The average trip to work in Berlin Township is 29 minutes.
| Berlin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.8% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
41% of adults have obesity in Berlin Township. Berlin Township tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures. 19% of adults report frequent mental distress in Berlin Township.
| Berlin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Berlin Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. 25% of Berlin Township residents are under 18. Berlin Township has grown 2.3% since 2020, to 10,123 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Berlin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.4 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Berlin Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.5% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 146 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Berlin Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Berlin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
24 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
19 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
24 mi TheatreFox Theatre
25 mi MuseumDetroit Institute of ArtsMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ford Field: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Comerica Park: City of Detroit, Public domain · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fox Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Detroit Institute of Arts: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Berlin Township
About 7 of every 100 Berlin Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
7 towns share a border with Berlin Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Township | #555 | C | C+ | — | B | C |
| Flat Rock | #414 | B− | B− | B− | B− | B− |
| South Rockwood | — | — | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Rockwood | #185 | A− | B | A− | B+ | B− |
| Brownstown Township | #326 | B | C | B | B+ | B |
| Frenchtown Township | #595 | C− | B | — | C+ | C |
| Estral Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ash Township | #363 | B− | B | — | B | C+ |
South Rockwood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Berlin Township, South Rockwood, Frenchtown Township and Ash Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Estral Beach isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Berlin Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Berlin Township grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #555 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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