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For a city of 101,374, Clinton Township does unevenly: it grades C+, 440th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. Its schools outperform 78% of the state's. Its lowest mark is a C in safety. On civic life, just 15 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse. Clinton Grove Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places. Clinton Township’s violent crime rate is 3.2 per 1,000 residents, above both Michigan’s towns (1.9) and U.S. towns (1.6).
Where Clinton Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Elementary School | PK–5 | 526 |
| Huron Elementary School | PK–5 | 522 |
| Ottawa Elementary School | PK–5 | 519 |
Clinton Grove CemeteryEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Clinton Township is from typical.
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Its founding year, 1782, comes before those of 99% of the Michigan towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 95,648 in 2000, 100,513 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 6 maps from 1929 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clinton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
19 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
16 mi LakeLake Saint Clair
19 mi TheatreFox Theatre
26 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
18 mi MuseumDetroit Institute of ArtsFord Field: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Comerica Park: City of Detroit, Public domain · Lake Saint Clair: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Fox Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Detroit Institute of Arts: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton 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 Clinton Township.
Its public schools are run by the Chippewa Valley Schools. Three of its 33 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandot Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 844 | B− |
| Chippewa Valley High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,162 | B− |
| International Academy of MacombTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 461 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
8.2 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Joy Boulevard Park, at 24 acres.
| Clinton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Normandy Park | 0.7 mi | 16 |
| 2. James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Nature Center | 0.3 mi | 32 |
| 3. Joy Boulevard Park | 0.3 mi | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes fell from 1,865 to 1,543 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Clinton Township is 12 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Clinton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Clinton Township for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Clinton Township grew to 34,782 in 2021, 5,431 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Detroit (10%), Warren (8%) and Troy (7%).
| Clinton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Clinton Township tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures. 38% of Clinton Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Clinton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. 19% of residents are under 18 in Clinton Township. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Clinton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 26% | 29% |
51.9% women, 48.1% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.9, men 37.1.
| Clinton Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 25% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 63 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clinton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Clinton Township home is worth about $255,000, up 1.1% in a year, close to the Michigan typical home.
| Clinton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,194 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 45% | 45% | 48% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Clinton Township
About 6 of every 100 Clinton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
4 notable people were born in Clinton Township.
Charter township in Michigan, United States
Clinton Township is a charter township in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Clinton Township is located about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 100,513, making it the most populous township in Michigan, and the state's 8th-most populous community overall.
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6 towns share a border with Clinton Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | #440 | C+ | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Mount Clemens | #636 | D | B | — | D | D |
| Harrison Township | #471 | C+ | C+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Macomb Township | #219 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
| St. Clair Shores | #334 | B | B− | B− | B | B |
| Sterling Heights | #447 | C+ | C− | B− | A− | B− |
| Fraser | #464 | C+ | B− | C | B+ | C |
Mount Clemens, Harrison Township and Macomb Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clinton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Clinton Township grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #440 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health, C for safety and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
4 notable people were born here, including Leterrius Walton and Brooke Grossman.
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