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Comstock Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, ranked 493rd of 697 in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $76K. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 67% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $257K, 3.5 years of the Kalamazoo metro’s $73K median household income. Only 68 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score lower on civic life. Fred McLinden Nature Trails, at 370 acres with 3.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Comstock Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Comstock Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1928 and 6 maps from 1918 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Comstock 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 Comstock Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 23 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Comstock Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Comstock Public Schools. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Comstock High School, with 358 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comstock Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 597 | D |
| Comstock High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 358 | C |
| STEM AcademyTop results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 298 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
9.4 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves.
| Comstock Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chipman Preserve | 5 mi | 224 |
| 2. Fred McLinden Nature Trails | 3.2 mi | 370 |
| 3. Merrill Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Comstock Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Comstock Township has about as many jobs (7,477) as working residents, but only 529 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 4,631 in 2011 to 7,477.
Most working residents leave Comstock Township for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2011, Comstock Township has added 2,846 jobs, to 7,477 in 2021. At 22 minutes, Comstock Township’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Comstock Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Comstock Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Comstock Township adults sleep under 7 hours, where Michigan’s towns sit at 34% and U.S. towns at 36%. 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Comstock Township.
| Comstock Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Comstock Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.2% | 7% |
| More adults with depression | 29.1% | 25.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. 34% of Comstock Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Comstock Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 26% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Comstock Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.5% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Comstock Township home is worth about $257,000, up 3.5% in a year, close to the Michigan typical home.
| Comstock Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 73% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,061 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Comstock Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
11 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year16 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
6 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of Arts
26 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
6 mi MuseumKalamazoo Valley MuseumAir Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kalamazoo Valley Museum: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Comstock Township
About 5 of every 100 Comstock Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Charter township in Michigan, United States
Comstock Charter Township is a charter township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located east of the city of Kalamazoo and is part of the Kalamazoo–Portage Metropolitan Area. The 2020 census recorded the population within the township at 15,231.
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7 towns share a border with Comstock Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comstock Township | #493 | C+ | C+ | — | C | C+ |
| Galesburg | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Kalamazoo Township | #667 | D | C+ | D | C | C+ |
| Kalamazoo | #675 | D | C+ | D− | C | C |
| Eastwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charleston Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Richland Township | #77 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Pavilion Township | #553 | C | C | — | B+ | C+ |
Galesburg and Charleston Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Comstock Township, Galesburg, Charleston Township, Richland Township and Pavilion Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Eastwood isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Comstock Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Comstock Township grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #493 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health 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+.
