ClintonMI
A town of 2,481, settled in 1831. 3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Clinton a good place to live?
The best of Clinton’s subject grades are an A− for schools and cost of living and an A+ for civic life. 13% of residents are 65 or older in Clinton, below both the Michigan town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Clinton is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. Only 27 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Tate Park, at 33 acres. Only 53 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on history. Clinton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Clinton stand out
Where Clinton beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Typical home value
How Clinton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Clinton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Clinton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton, 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 Clinton.
Low risk in Clinton, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Clinton since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More middle-aged adults than Michigan overall
29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan. Clinton’s median age is 43.8 years, against 42.5 years in Michigan’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns.
| Clinton | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.7 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Clinton | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Clinton
Clinton has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Clinton is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Clinton beats the Michigan average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of Clinton adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Clinton | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 12% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Clinton | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.2% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Clinton
Most working residents leave Clinton for work: only 6% work in town. Clinton’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Clinton grew to 801 in 2021, 44 more than in 2011.
| Clinton | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
| Clinton | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tate Park | 0.1 mi | 33 |
| 2. Smith Kimball Community Center | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical home in Clinton is valued at about $274K
The typical Clinton home is worth about $274,000, up 5.1% in a year, close to the Michigan typical home. 93% of households own their home in Clinton.
| Clinton | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $918 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More crime per resident in Clinton than in 51% of U.S. towns
The property crime rate in Clinton is 2.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Clinton | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Michigan Stadium and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clinton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
23 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
21 mi LandmarkYpsilanti Water Tower
35 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
19 mi TheatreMichigan Theater
37 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo ZooPhoto credits
Michigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Ypsilanti Water Tower: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michigan Theater: mrkumm, CC BY 2.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Clinton
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clinton
About 6 of every 100 Clinton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Clinton
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Clinton Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,765 at the 2020 census. The village of Clinton is located within the township. Both the village and township are named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, the governor of New York from 1817 to 1823.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 18 sq mi
- Elevation
- 876 ft
Questions about Clinton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clinton, MI a good place to live?
3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Clinton, MI expensive?
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−.