Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Climax Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. On civic life, just 101 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse. Climax Post Office Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Climax Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Climax Township beats most towns.
Climax Post Office BuildingWhere Climax Township’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 Climax Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 268 in 1880, 712 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 3 maps from 1918 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Climax 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Climax Township.
The Climax-Scotts Community Schools runs its public schools. Of its 4 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. 3 public schools serve Climax Township, with 650 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClimaxScotts Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 234 | C |
| ClimaxScotts High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 294 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
The average commute for Climax Township comes to 27 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Commuting out is the norm locally: 5% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in the town fell to 193 in 2021, 180 fewer than in 2011. Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles.
| Climax Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
The FEMA hazard score for Climax Township comes to 28 of 100, above the Michigan town median (25 of 100) but below the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Climax Township break down as 50% from inland flooding and 20% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 17° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 65 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2 parks and preserves cover 5 acres in Climax Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Le Ferre Lake Public Access | — | 3 |
| 2. Climax Village Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among adults in Climax Township, 28% sleep under 7 hours. Two figures for adults locally: 29% have been diagnosed with depression, 39% have obesity.
| Climax Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Climax Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 28.3% | 34.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical home values rose 7.6% in the year to September 2026. In Climax Township, the typical rent is $854 a month. Climax Township: 87% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Climax Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $854 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 Climax Township. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
17 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year11 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
21 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
13 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of Arts
12 mi MuseumKingman MuseumAir Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kingman Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
4 within 15 miles of the center of Climax Township
About 2 of every 100 Climax Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Climax is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Climax had a population of 712. The village is located within Climax Township on the northern boundary with Charleston Township, and is roughly 12 miles (19 km) west of Battle Creek and 16 miles (26 km) east of Kalamazoo. Climax shares a school district with the neighboring town of Scotts.
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5 towns share a border with Climax Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climax Township | — | — | A− | — | C− | B− |
| Charleston Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Leroy Township | #387 | B− | B | — | B− | B− |
| Wakeshma Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Pavilion Township | #553 | C | C | — | B+ | C+ |
| Athens Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C+ |
Climax Township, Charleston Township, Wakeshma Township and Athens Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Climax Township, Charleston Township, Leroy Township, Wakeshma Township, Pavilion Township and Athens Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Climax Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
