Bertrand TownshipMI
A town of 2,587.
Is Bertrand Township a good place to live?
Bertrand Township grades B overall, 335th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $101K and its schools rank ahead of 75% of Michigan towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 70% of the country. A typical home there costs about $297K, 4.5 years of the Niles metro’s $65K median household income. On hazard risk, just 105 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Topinabee Lake Preserve, at 73 acres.
What makes Bertrand Township stand out
Where Bertrand Township beats most towns.
95% of working residents leave Bertrand Township for work
Where Bertrand Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Bertrand Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Bertrand Township is from typical.
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Moving to Bertrand Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bertrand Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bertrand Township.
Bertrand Township sends many workers across the state line to Mishawaka, but it has little public open land and trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Very low risk in Bertrand Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bertrand Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bertrand Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
40% of working residents cross a state line to work, Mishawaka among the top destinations. Jobs based here grew from 452 in 2011 to 742.
Most working residents leave Bertrand Township for work: only 5% work in town. Bertrand Township’s median household income is $101,000, where Michigan’s towns sit at $77,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Jobs based in Bertrand Township grew to 742 in 2021, 290 more than in 2011.
| Bertrand Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
For health, Bertrand Township earns a C
Against the 8,477 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bertrand Township’s, it is less healthy than 91%, so it trails even them.
16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Bertrand Township, above both the Michigan town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Bertrand Township. Bertrand Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Bertrand Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Bertrand Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Bertrand Township
Bertrand Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Michigan overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (21% statewide). Bertrand Township’s median age is 48.5 years. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Bertrand Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 125 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.6 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Bertrand Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
1.1% of Bertrand Township is conserved land
Just 250 of its 22,284 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Bertrand Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Topinabee Lake Preserve | — | 73 |
| 2. Dayton Wet Prairie Preserve | — | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Notre Dame Stadium and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bertrand Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
27 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
9 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
6 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
14 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
10 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
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Everything we know about Bertrand Township
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Bertrand Township
About 8 of every 100 Bertrand Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Bertrand Township
Former village in Michigan, United States
Bertrand was a village in the southern part of Niles Charter township on the St. Joseph River approximately 4 miles (6 km) south of the city of Niles. Joseph Bertrand, a French Canadian, had a trading post here by 1812. He had married the daughter of a Potawatomi chief and through her had acquired land. After the Potowatomi ceded their lands to the federal government with the 1833 Treaty of Chicago, Daniel G. Garnsey obtained the permission of U.S. President Andrew Jackson and the consent of Mrs. Bertrand to locate a village on her land. Alonzo Bennett platted the village of Bertrand in 1833 and became its first postmaster on June 9, 1834. The town was a stop on the Detroit-Chicago road. In…
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Bertrand Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Bertrand Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Township | #335 | B | B− | — | A− | C |
| Niles Township | #505 | C+ | B | — | B | C |
| Buchanan Township | #406 | B− | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Galien Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
Galien Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bertrand Township, Niles Township, Buchanan Township and Galien Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bertrand Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Bertrand Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bertrand Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Bertrand Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #335 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Bertrand 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 B−.