Is Delhi Township a good place to live?
Delhi Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 364th among Michigan's 697 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 65% of the state's. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $234K for a typical one and 3.2 times the Lansing metro’s $73K median household income. Only 67 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on history. 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Delhi Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 29%. The biggest place to walk is Burchfield Park, 339 acres with 11.7 miles of trail.
92% of working residents leave Delhi Township for work
Where Delhi Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Delhi Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Delhi Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Delhi Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delhi 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 Delhi Township.
Delhi Township has set aside 6.1% of its land for conservation
18 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves.
| Delhi Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burchfield Park | 11.7 mi | 339 |
| 2. Holt-Eifert Road Property | — | 103 |
| 3. Valhalla Park | — | 69 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For schools, Delhi Township earns a B+
Its public schools are run by the Holt Public Schools. Two of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Junior High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 713 | C+ |
| Holt Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,529 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Most of Delhi Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Delhi Township for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Delhi Township grew to 7,383 in 2021, 1,206 more than in 2011. 17% of workers work from home in Delhi Township.
| Delhi Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 10% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Delhi Township
Delhi Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Delhi Township is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns
Delhi Township beats the Michigan average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 27% of Delhi Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Delhi Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Delhi Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 71.8% | 68% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Delhi Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Delhi Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
An age mix much like Michigan’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. Delhi Township has grown 2.6% since 2020, to 28,431 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Delhi Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.8 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Delhi Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.5% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.4% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delhi Township. Close and well known come first.
8 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
6 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
7 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation Museum
33 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
8 mi GardenW. J. Beal Botanical Garden
7 mi GardenMichigan State University Horticulture GardensPhoto credits
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · W. J. Beal Botanical Garden: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Michigan State University Horticulture Gardens: SweetCanadianMullet, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Delhi Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Delhi Township
About 5 of every 100 Delhi Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Delhi Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Delhi Township.
Lansing next door grades lower for schools (C− to Delhi Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Township | #364 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Lansing | #673 | D | B− | D− | C− | C |
| Holt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aurelius Township | #274 | B | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Alaiedon Township | #214 | B+ | C | — | A− | A− |
| Windsor Township | #351 | B | B− | — | B− | B− |
Delhi Township, Aurelius Township, Alaiedon Township and Windsor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Holt isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Delhi Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Delhi Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Delhi Township, MI a good place to live?
Delhi Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #364 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Delhi Township, MI expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.