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Calumet Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $153K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the Houghton area’s $58K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 344th of 697 in Michigan. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $53K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 91% of U.S. towns, with 9 places on the National Register. Calumet Township’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On walkability, just 105 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is George Gipp Recreation Area, at 109 acres.
Where Calumet Township beats most towns.
Calumet Theatre
Census counts: 2,140 in 1880, a peak of 4,668 in 1900, 621 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1946 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Calumet Township is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Calumet 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 Calumet Township.
Calumet Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
70 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Calumet Lions Park | 0.5 mi | 45 |
| 2. George Gipp Recreation Area | 0.4 mi | 109 |
| 3. Houghton Douglass Falls Scenic Site | 0.4 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Calumet High School, with 525 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLK Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 496 | B |
| Calumet High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 525 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
At 2.6 years of the Houghton area’s $58K median household income, the typical home (about $153K) costs less against local pay than in 83% of Michigan towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. Values fell 4.9% in the past year while the Michigan typical home rose 3.8%.
At $699 a month, Calumet Township’s median rent is where Michigan’s towns sit at $1,047 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Typical home values fell 4.9% in the year to September 2026.
| Calumet Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $699 a month | $1,047 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 52% | 45% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 84% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 2,334 working residents takes 14.5 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
About one in 3 of Calumet Township’s working residents works in town. Calumet Township’s average trip to work is 15 minutes. Jobs based in Calumet Township grew to 1,736 in 2021, 214 more than in 2011.
| Calumet Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 30% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Against the 6,738 U.S. towns with household incomes like Calumet Township’s, it is healthier than 55%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Calumet Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Calumet Township.
| Calumet Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Calumet Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.7% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 75.6°, cooler than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 8.7°.
The July high in Calumet Township is 76°F. Calumet Township has cold winters and cool summers. The January low in Calumet Township is 9°F.
| Calumet Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 76°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 9°F | 16°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 24% of Calumet Township residents are under 18. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Calumet Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Calumet Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.8% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 29% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Calumet Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi LakeLake Superior
37 mi MountainMount Arvon
in town National Historical ParkKeweenaw National Historical Park35K visitors a year22 mi Ski areaMount Bohemia21 runs · 814 ft vertical
11 mi MuseumA. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
11 mi MuseumCarnegie Museum of the KeweenawLake Superior: NASA, Public domain · Mount Arvon: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Keweenaw National Historical Park: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Calumet Township
About 4 of every 100 Calumet Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
3.1% of the town is conserved land, across 9 parks and preserves.
9 places in Calumet Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Michigan, United States
Calumet ( KAL-yoo-MET or locally KAL-yə-MET) is a village in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within Calumet Township, Houghton County, and had a population of 621 at the 2020 census. Calumet was once the center of Michigan's copper mining industry. The village is home to a unit of Keweenaw National Historical Park, and also includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Most of the village itself is also included within the Calumet Historic District, a larger area which is NRHP-listed and which is a National Historic Landmark District.
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5 towns share a border with Calumet Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet Township | #344 | B | A | — | B− | C |
| Osceola Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C |
| Schoolcraft Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Allouez Township | — | — | A | — | B− | B+ |
| Hancock Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laurium | — | — | A | A | B− | C+ |
Osceola Township, Schoolcraft Township, Allouez Township and Laurium have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Calumet Township, Osceola Township, Schoolcraft Township and Allouez Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hancock Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Calumet Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Calumet Township grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #344 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
