Dallas TownshipMI
A town of 2,420, established in 1845. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Dallas Township a good place to live?
Dallas Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for schools, an A for cost of living, and an A− for incomes. Only 75 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on cost of living. Dallas Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Dallas Township stand out
Where Dallas Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Waldron Elementary and Middle School | PK–8 | 262 |
| Most Holy Trinity School | 1–8 | 95 |
| Fowler High School | 9–12 | 163 |
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
92% of working residents leave Dallas Township for work
Where Dallas Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Dallas Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Dallas Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Dallas Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dallas 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dallas Township.
Dallas Township’s schools rank ahead of 97% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Fowler Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldron Elementary and Middle SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 262 | A |
| Fowler High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 163 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Dallas Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Dallas Township for work: only 8% work in town. 3.5% of Dallas Township residents live below the poverty line, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2011, Dallas Township has added 86 jobs, to 438 in 2021.
| Dallas Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 10% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Dallas Township ranks healthier than 74% of the country’s towns
Dallas Township beats the Michigan average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of Dallas Township adults sleep under 7 hours, against 34% in Michigan’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 16% of Dallas Township adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Dallas Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Dallas Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.8% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Dallas Township
Dallas Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Michigan overall
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Dallas Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Dallas Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.1% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.4% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Dallas Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dallas Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
3.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Dallas Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Rail Trail Linear Park | — | 59 |
| 2. Fink Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Victor Street Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Dallas Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dallas Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Dallas Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Dallas Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Dallas Township is a civil township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,411 at the 2020 census. The township was established in 1845 from a section of Lebanon Township and named for vice president George M. Dallas.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 728 ft
Dallas Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Dallas Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Township | — | — | A | — | A+ | B+ |
| Lyons Township | #327 | B | A | — | B | B− |
| Bengal Township | — | — | B | — | A | B |
| Lebanon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pewamo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westphalia Township | — | — | A− | — | A | A− |
Dallas Township, Bengal Township and Westphalia Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dallas Township, Lyons Township, Bengal Township and Westphalia Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lebanon Township and Pewamo aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Dallas Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Dallas Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dallas Township, MI a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Dallas Township, 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.