Is Casco Township a good place to live?
Casco Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 433rd of 697 in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 75% of Michigan towns. A typical home there costs about $384K, 5 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 75 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse.
97% 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’s grade for cost of living is a C+
Typical home values rose 6.3% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Casco Township’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 300 in 2011 to 1,167.
Most working residents leave Casco Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Casco Township grew to 1,167 in 2021, 867 more than in 2011. Casco Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Casco Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.9% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Casco Township has set aside 1.2% of its land for conservation
In the comparison, Casco Township comes below both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). 7.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Casco Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Casco Township
Casco Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Casco Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Casco Township are less healthy than 53% of U.S. towns
Casco Township beats the Michigan average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Casco Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Casco Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Casco Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Casco Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Casco Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Casco Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Casco Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Casco Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the township population was 3,990.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 643 ft
- ZIP code
- 48064
Casco Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Casco Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casco Township | #433 | B− | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| China Township | #293 | B | B | — | A− | B |
| Richmond | #350 | B | B− | A− | B+ | D |
| Ira Township | #393 | B− | C | — | A− | B |
| Columbus Township | #336 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Lenox Township | #437 | C+ | C | — | B+ | C |
Casco Township, China Township, Ira Township, Columbus Township and Lenox 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 B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #433 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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 C+.