Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,707, settled in 1831.
Cassopolis’ best subject grades are an A for walkability and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for incomes. On walkability, just 40 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Cassopolis's schools rank behind 74% of the state's. On hazard risk, just 77 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Don Horne Park, at 37 acres. Cassopolis has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cassopolis beats most towns.
Where Cassopolis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Cassopolis is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 379 in 1850, 1,712 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and 2 maps from 1945 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cassopolis, 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 Cassopolis.
Cassopolis’ median household income is $41,000, against $77,000 in Michigan’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Cassopolis. Jobs based in Cassopolis grew to 1,004 in 2021, 143 more than in 2011.
| Cassopolis | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.3% | 10% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cassopolis beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 18% of Cassopolis adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Michigan town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 39% of Cassopolis adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Cassopolis | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cassopolis | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.9% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.1% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cassopolis 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The violent crime rate in Cassopolis is 2.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Cassopolis | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
0.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Cassopolis | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Don Horne Park | — | 37 |
| 2. Clisbee Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Log Cabin Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Cassopolis home is worth about $272,000, up 5.1% in a year, close to the Michigan typical home. Cassopolis’ median rent is $823 a month.
| Cassopolis | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $823 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cassopolis. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
19 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
32 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
15 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
30 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
21 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumNotre 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cassopolis
About 2 of every 100 Cassopolis residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Cassopolis ( kə-SOP-ə-liss) is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Cass County. It is located mostly in LaGrange Township with a small portion extending east into Penn Township. The village and county are named after statesman Lewis Cass, a New Hampshire native and a prominent U.S. senator from Michigan prior to the American Civil War. Cassopolis is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area sometimes referred to as Michiana. The population was 1,712 at the 2020 census.
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Not for the area. That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($67,217 across the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Kevin Loder and Ruth Alice Armstrong.
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