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Michigan›Ionia County

Campbell TownshipMI

A town of 2,440, settled in 1854.

Is Campbell Township a good place to live?

The best of Campbell Township’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and schools; the weakest is a C for walkability. 90% of households own their home in Campbell Township, above both Michigan’s towns (84%) and U.S. towns (73%). On the outdoors, just 76 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Campbell Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Campbell Township stand out

Where Campbell Township beats most towns.

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Campbell Township for work

Where Campbell Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 11% 7% → Cascade Township Cascade Township 7% 5% → Wyoming Wyoming 5% 5% → Kentwood Kentwood 5% 5% → Odessa Township Odessa Township 5% 4% → Boston Township Boston Township 4% Campbell Township · 3% stay
157jobs based in Campbell Township
3%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

How Campbell Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Campbell Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Campbell Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Campbell Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBear Creek Villa water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Campbell Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLakewood Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCampbell Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48815, 48849, 4932548815 73% · 48849 19% · 49325 8%Census 2020

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 Campbell Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

Most of Campbell Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Campbell Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Campbell Township grew to 157 in 2021, 63 more than in 2011. At 27 minutes, Campbell Township’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.

3%work in town
Campbell TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work27 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town2.6%5.9%8%
Below the poverty line6.9%8.9%9.6%
Median household income$85,000$77,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Campbell Township3%
Grand Rapids11%
Cascade Township7%
Wyoming5%
Kentwood5%
20 mi
median commute distance
157
jobs based in Campbell Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Low risk in Campbell Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.

26risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
26Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Campbell Township

Campbell Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 66 inches of snow falls in a winter.

66″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–33°
Spring35–57°
Summer58–81°
Fall40–60°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB

Campbell Township is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns

Campbell Township beats the Michigan average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of Campbell Township adults binge drink.

63%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
Campbell TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%17%16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%27%23%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)17%19%19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)11%12%12%
32 measures vs. Michigan
7 better25 too close to call0 worse
What stands outCampbell TownshipMI
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.3%15.4%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.4%8.7%
Sparrow Ionia Hospital
12 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Who lives here

An age mix much like Michigan’s

No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. 15% of residents are 65 or older in Campbell Township. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.

37.6median age · MI 40.2
Campbell TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Median age37.6 years42.5 years40.5 years
Aged 65 or older15%19%18%
Under 1820%21%22%
Campbell TownshipMichiganUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma5%
High school36%
Some college21%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s18%
Graduate8%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Campbell Township
Campbell TownshipMIU.S.
Under 1010.5%11.2%11.6%
10 to 179.5%10.1%10.3%
18 to 2411.2%9.2%9.1%
25 to 3412.1%13.2%13.7%
35 to 4416%12.2%13.2%
45 to 548%12%12.2%
55 to 6417.6%13.6%12.7%
65 to 748.3%11.2%10.2%
75 and older6.8%7.4%7%
No diploma4.6%7.9%10.4%
High school36.4%28%26%
Some college20.8%21.9%19.1%
Associate’s12%9.8%8.8%
Bachelor’s18.1%19.7%21.6%
Graduate8.1%12.7%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points

OutdoorsD

Conserved land covers 0.4% of Campbell Township

0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 84 of 22,846 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Campbell Township Park—14

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Campbell Township

18pages on Campbell Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Campbell Township

About Campbell Township

Township in Michigan, United States

Campbell Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the US state of Michigan. Its population was 2,399 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
886 ft

Campbell Township’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Campbell Township.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownMI rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Campbell Township——B—A−B
Bowne Township#153A−C—AA
Boston Township#96AA−—AB
Carlton Township——A—B+B−
Odessa Township#130A−A−—A−B−

Campbell Township and Carlton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Campbell Township, Bowne Township, Boston Township, Carlton Township and Odessa Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Campbell Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Campbell Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Campbell Township, MI expensive?

The typical home is worth about $245,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.