Dorr TownshipMI
A town of 7,918, settled in 1870. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Trash & recyclingIs Dorr Township a good place to live?
Dorr Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 171st of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $98K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 80% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $382K, 4.6 years of the Holland area’s $83K median household income. 31% of residents are under 18 in Dorr Township, against 21% in Michigan’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. Among 701 Michigan towns, just 2 have a higher share of households owning their home than Dorr Township.
What makes Dorr Township stand out
Where Dorr Township beats most towns.
93% of working residents leave Dorr Township for work
Where Dorr Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Dorr Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Dorr Township is from typical.
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Moving to Dorr Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dorr Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dorr Township.
For cost of living, Dorr Township earns a B−
Dorr Township’s median rent is $1,542 a month. Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For schools, Dorr Township earns an A−
Its public schools are run by the Wayland Union Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorr SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 311 | A− |
| Sycamore Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 224 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Dorr Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 820 in 2011 to 1,656.
Most working residents leave Dorr Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Dorr Township grew to 1,656 in 2021, 836 more than in 2011. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Dorr Township.
| Dorr Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.6% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Dorr Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dorr Township is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns
Dorr Township beats the Michigan average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Dorr Township adults binge drink.
| Dorr Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Dorr Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.8% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More children than Michigan overall
The median age in Dorr Township is 35.1 years. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Dorr Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 35.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Dorr Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.3% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Dorr Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Dorr Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 78 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.7% of Dorr Township is conserved land
1.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Bysterveld Park, at 61 acres.
| Dorr Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bysterveld Park | 0.8 mi | 61 |
| 2. Dorr North Park | 0.1 mi | 12 |
| 3. Dorr South Park (Gries Memorial Park) | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dorr Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi MuseumGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
24 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
19 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
35 mi Theme parkAir Zoo16 mi TheatreAcrisure Amphitheater
17 mi Theme parkRamona ParkPhoto credits
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ramona Park: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Dorr Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Dorr Township
About 3 of every 100 Dorr Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Dorr Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Dorr Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the southwest of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,922 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Dorr Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Dorr Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorr Township | #171 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Leighton Township | #142 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Hopkins Township | #175 | A− | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Salem Township | #123 | A− | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Byron Township | #15 | A+ | C+ | — | A+ | A |
Dorr Township, Leighton Township, Hopkins Township, Salem Township and Byron Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dorr Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Dorr Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dorr Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Dorr Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #171 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Dorr 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 B−.