Easton TownshipMI
A town of 3,136, settled in 1862.
Is Easton Township a good place to live?
Easton Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $192K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the Grand Rapids metro’s $83K median household income. It grades B− overall, 421st of 697 graded towns in Michigan. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 701 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Easton Township. Bertha Brock Park, at 199 acres with 2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
99% of working residents leave Easton Township for work
Where Easton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Easton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Easton Township is from typical.
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Moving to Easton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Easton 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 Easton Township.
Most working residents commute out of Easton Township
Easton Township has 119 jobs for its 1,230 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Easton Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Easton Township grew to 119 in 2021, 51 more than in 2011. 5.7% of Easton Township residents live below the poverty line, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Easton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On state tests, Easton Township’s schools beat 56% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Easton Township S/D #6 school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haynor SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 10 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Fewer of Easton Township’s adults had a checkup this year than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
77% of Easton Township adults had a checkup this year, below both Michigan’s towns (80%) and U.S. towns (79%). 9.1% of Easton Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Easton Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Easton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Easton Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.9% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Easton Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Easton Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Easton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 66 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Easton Township has set aside 1.1% of its land for conservation
2.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Easton Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Easton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bertha Brock Park | 2 mi | 199 |
| 2. Bellamy Creek Roadside Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Easton Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Easton Township; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Easton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Easton Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Easton Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,058 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 29 sq mi
- Elevation
- 837 ft
Easton Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Easton Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Township | #421 | B− | A | — | B | C |
| Berlin Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Ionia | #276 | B | A | B | B− | C |
| Keene Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Orleans Township | #468 | C+ | A | — | B− | C− |
Berlin Township and Keene Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Easton Township, Berlin Township, Keene Township and Orleans Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Easton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Easton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Easton Township, MI a good place to live?
Easton Township grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #421 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Easton 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.