Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,968, incorporated in 1893.
Coloma Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 604th of 697 in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: it reports less crime per resident than 56% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $255K, 3.9 years of the Niles metro’s $65K median household income. 25% of residents are 65 or older in Coloma Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. The biggest park or preserve is FOP Sports Park, at 22 acres.
Where Coloma Township beats most towns.
Where Coloma 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 Coloma Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 687 in 1900, 1,465 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 3 maps from 1927 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coloma 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 Coloma Township.
Coloma Township is a second-home town, is healthier than Hagar Township and its other neighbors and sends most of its workers to Benton Township and beyond.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Coloma Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Coloma Township has 448 jobs for its 2,025 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,579 in 2011 to 448.
Most working residents leave Coloma Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2011, Coloma Township has lost 1,131 jobs, to 448 in 2021. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Coloma Township.
| Coloma Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Its C for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Hagar Township (D) comes closest.
16% of Coloma Township adults report frequent physical distress. Coloma Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 40% of Coloma Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Coloma Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Coloma Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Coloma Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 19° and about 78 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
Coloma Township’s property crime rate is 5 per 1,000 residents.
| Coloma Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5 per 1,000 residents | 8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
63.3% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 50.4% across Michigan.
Typical home values rose 8.2% in the year to September 2026.
| Coloma Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 63% | 45% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 84% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. FOP Sports Park | — | 22 |
| 2. Paw Paw Lake Public Access | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Coloma Township
About 2 of every 100 Coloma Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
City in Michigan, United States
Coloma is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,465 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Coloma Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coloma Township | #604 | C− | C+ | B | C | C |
| Watervliet Township | #568 | C | B− | — | C+ | D |
| Hagar Township | #598 | C− | B | — | C | D |
| Covert Township | — | — | B | C | D | D− |
Covert Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Watervliet Township and Hagar Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Coloma Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Coloma Township grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #604 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health, B for safety and C 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+.