Dayton TownshipMI
A town of 2,035. 39% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Dayton Township a good place to live?
Dayton Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life. 25% of residents are under 18 in Dayton Township, against 21% in Michigan’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 54 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Dayton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Dayton Township stand out
Where Dayton Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
98% of working residents leave Dayton Township for work
Where Dayton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Dayton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Dayton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Dayton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dayton 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 Dayton Township.
Dayton Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Dayton Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2011, Dayton Township has added 43 jobs, to 284 in 2021. 12% of Dayton Township residents live below the poverty line, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Dayton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Dayton Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2019, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dayton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Dayton Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Dayton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Dayton Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Dayton Township are less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Dayton Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Dayton Township.
| Dayton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Dayton Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.8% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Dayton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Dayton Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grass Park | — | 1 |
| 2. The Garden Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Michigan's Adventure and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dayton Township. Close and well known come first.
28 mi MuseumJim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
25 mi National forestManistee National Forest
24 mi MuseumUSS LST-39324 mi Stadium & arenaMercy Health Arena
19 mi Theme parkWildWater AdventurePhoto credits
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia: Jim Crow Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manistee National Forest: RomanKahler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS LST-393: USN, Public domain · WildWater Adventure: Larry Pieniazek, CC BY 2.5
Everything we know about Dayton Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dayton Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Dayton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Dayton Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Dayton Township is a civil township of west central Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,994 at the 2020 census. The City of Fremont is located partially within the township and is the only incorporated municipality. Dayton Center is an unincorporated community located just a few miles north and west of Fremont at 43°30′38″N 85°58′48″W.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 856 ft
Dayton Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Dayton Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Fremont | #376 | B− | B− | — | B | C |
| Denver Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Sherman Township | — | — | C− | — | B− | C |
| Greenwood Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | D |
| Sheridan Township | #402 | B− | B | — | B | C+ |
Dayton Township, Denver Township, Sherman Township and Greenwood Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dayton Township, Fremont, Denver Township, Sherman Township, Greenwood Township and Sheridan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dayton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Dayton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dayton Township, MI a good place to live?
39% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Dayton Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.