Casco TownshipAllegan County, MI
A town of 2,937. 56% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Casco Township a good place to live?
Casco Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 529th of 697 in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $85K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $310K, 3.7 years of the Holland area’s $83K median household income. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Casco Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%.
What makes Casco Township stand out
Where Casco Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Casco Township for work
Where Casco Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Casco Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Casco Township is from typical.
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Moving to Casco Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Casco 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 Casco Township.
Casco Township has a longer frost-free season than almost anywhere else in Michigan, is a second-home town and has an unusually large share working from home.
For health, Casco Township earns a C−
15% of adults have diabetes in Casco Township. Casco Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 24% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Casco Township.
| Casco Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Casco Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.1% | 10.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.9% | 6.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Casco Township’s schools beat 52% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the South Haven Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades 4–5 | Grades 4–5 | 255 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, the median age in Casco Township is higher
30.9% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 5.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
Casco Township’s median age is 56.9 years. Casco Township has grown 5% since 2020, to 2,937 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 12% of Casco Township residents are under 18.
| Casco Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.9 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 12% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Casco Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 22.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Casco Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
27.9% of workers work from home, against 13.5% across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Casco Township for work: only 6% work in town. The average trip to work in Casco Township is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Casco Township grew to 351 in 2021, 49 more than in 2011.
| Casco Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Casco Township
The Bloomingdale weather station, 13 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 156 days, the highest of 1,980 Michigan places with climate records. The Bloomingdale weather station, 13 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Casco Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 19°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Casco Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Casco Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Casco Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Casco Township Nature Preserve | — | 18 |
| 2. Southwest Michigan Underwater Preserve | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Casco Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Casco Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Casco Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Casco Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Casco Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,796 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 630 ft
Casco Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Casco Township.
Lee Township next door grades lower for schools (C− to Casco Township’s B−) and higher for cost of living (A to B−).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casco Township | #529 | C | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Ganges Township | #512 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Lee Township | #655 | D | A | — | C− | D− |
| South Haven | #664 | D | C− | D− | B− | C |
| Geneva Township | #621 | C− | B | — | C | C− |
Casco Township, Ganges Township, Lee Township and Geneva Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Casco Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Casco Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Casco Township, MI a good place to live?
Casco Township grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #529 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Casco 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 B−.