Calvin TownshipMI
A town of 2,030, settled in 1867.
Is Calvin Township a good place to live?
The best of Calvin Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. Among 702 Michigan towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Calvin Township. Calvin Township's schools rank behind 74% of the state's. Calvin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Calvin Township stand out
Where Calvin Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
99% of working residents leave Calvin Township for work
Where Calvin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Calvin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Calvin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Calvin Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Calvin 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 Calvin Township.
Very low risk in Calvin Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Calvin Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Calvin Township for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Elkhart (16%), Mishawaka (5%) and LaGrange Township (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
| Calvin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Calvin Township is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Calvin Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 41% of Calvin Township adults have high blood pressure, against 36% in Michigan’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 14% of Calvin Township adults have diabetes.
| Calvin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Calvin Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.3% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Calvin Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Calvin Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (19% statewide). At 49.2 years, Calvin Township’s median age is above both the Michigan town median (42.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Calvin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 49.2 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Calvin Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.7% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Diamond Lake Public Access | — | 11 |
| 2. Chain Lake Boating Access Site | — | 3 |
| 3. Paradise Lake Boating Access Site | — | 3 |
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 Calvin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
20 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
32 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
18 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
35 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
22 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Air Zoo: User:my name, 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 Calvin Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Calvin Township
About 4 of every 100 Calvin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Calvin Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Calvin Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,993 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 830 ft
Calvin Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Calvin Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C |
| Jefferson Township | #321 | B | B | — | A− | C |
| Mason Township | #465 | C+ | B | — | A− | C |
| Porter Township | #589 | C− | C+ | — | C | C+ |
| Penn Township | — | — | C− | — | C | C |
Calvin Township and Penn Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Calvin Township, Jefferson Township, Mason Township, Porter Township and Penn Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Calvin Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Calvin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Calvin Township, MI expensive?
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−.