Blendon TownshipMI
A town of 7,629, settled in 1860. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Why does Blendon Township grade so well?
Blendon Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 27th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 92% of Michigan towns, the median household earns $95K, and it is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in cost of living. 28% of residents are under 18 in Blendon Township, above both Michigan’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (22%). Blendon Township State Game Area, at 167 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Blendon Township stand out
Where Blendon Township beats most towns.
Blendon Township has grown 32% since 2010
5,772 counted in 2010 and 7,081 in 2020; an estimated 7,629 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7.7% since 2020, after 22.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Blendon Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Blendon Township is from typical.
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Moving to Blendon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blendon 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 Blendon Township.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libertas Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 188 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
For health, Blendon Township earns an A
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 9.9% of its 25,629 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
8.7% of Blendon Township adults have diabetes. Blendon Township beats the Michigan average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of Blendon Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Blendon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Blendon Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very low risk in Blendon Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Blendon Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Blendon Township for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Blendon Township is 21 minutes. Jobs based in Blendon Township grew to 2,111 in 2021, 162 more than in 2011.
| Blendon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Blendon Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Blendon Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 78 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Blendon Township has grown 7.7% since 2020, to 7,629 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 16% of residents are 65 or older in Blendon Township. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Blendon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 39 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 81% are men (MI 51%). Median age: women 38.2, men 39.6.
| Blendon Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blendon Township State Game Area | 1 mi | 167 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blendon Township. Close and well known come first.
16 mi MuseumGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum35 mi Theme parkMichigan's Adventure
32 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
20 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park15 mi TheatreAcrisure Amphitheater
14 mi Zoo & aquariumJohn Ball ZooPhoto credits
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · John Ball Zoo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Blendon Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Blendon Township
About 3 of every 100 Blendon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
93% of working residents leave Blendon Township for work
Where Blendon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Blendon Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Blendon Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 7,081.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 643 ft
Blendon Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Blendon Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blendon Township | #27 | A+ | C+ | — | A | A |
| Zeeland Township | #7 | A+ | B− | — | A | A− |
| Allendale Township | #104 | A | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Olive Township | #12 | A+ | A− | — | A− | A− |
| Georgetown Township | #23 | A+ | C+ | — | A+ | A |
Blendon Township, Zeeland Township, Allendale Township, Olive Township and Georgetown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Blendon Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Blendon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blendon Township, MI a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Blendon Township grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #27 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A for health and A for schools.
Is Blendon 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 C+.