Bridgeton TownshipMI
A town of 2,329, settled in 1857.
Is Bridgeton Township a good place to live?
Bridgeton Township’s best subject grade is an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 22 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. 26% of the land in Bridgeton Township is conserved, above both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Muskegon State Game Area, at 6,001 acres with 7.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 91 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on history. Bridgeton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bridgeton Township stand out
Where Bridgeton Township beats most towns.
100% of working residents leave Bridgeton Township for work
Where Bridgeton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Bridgeton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Bridgeton Township is from typical.
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Moving to Bridgeton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bridgeton 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 Bridgeton Township.
Nearly a quarter of Bridgeton Township is conserved land
20 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Muskegon State Game Area | 7.4 mi | 6,001 |
| 2. Maple Island Boating Access Site | — | 24 |
| 3. Bridgeton Township Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Bridgeton Township stands out in Michigan and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.4% of working residents work locally in Bridgeton Township, against 5.9% in Michigan’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2011, Bridgeton Township has added 27 jobs, to 68 in 2021. Bridgeton Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes.
| Bridgeton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Bridgeton Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bridgeton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Bridgeton Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Bridgeton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Bridgeton Township trails 63% of U.S. towns
Bridgeton Township tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Bridgeton Township.
| Bridgeton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Michigan's Adventure and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bridgeton Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi MuseumGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
34 mi MuseumJim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
31 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
37 mi National forestManistee National Forest
16 mi MuseumUSS LST-393Photo credits
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia: Jim Crow Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Manistee National Forest: RomanKahler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS LST-393: USN, Public domain
Everything we know about Bridgeton Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bridgeton Township
About 3 of every 100 Bridgeton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Bridgeton Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Bridgeton Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,224.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 679 ft
Bridgeton Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Bridgeton Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeton Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Sheridan Township | #402 | B− | B | — | B | C+ |
| Ashland Township | #374 | B− | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Cedar Creek Township | #617 | C− | B− | — | C | C |
| Moorland Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
Bridgeton Township and Moorland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bridgeton Township, Sheridan Township, Ashland Township, Cedar Creek Township and Moorland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bridgeton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Bridgeton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bridgeton Township, MI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $183,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.