Egelston TownshipMI
A town of 11,445.
Is Egelston Township a good place to live?
Egelston Township grades D overall, 634th among Michigan's 697 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $61K, and 11% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, natural-hazard risk is low. 41% of the land in Egelston Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Muskegon State Game Area, at 4,319 acres with 2.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Egelston Township stand out
Where Egelston Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Egelston Township has grown 16% since 2010
9,909 counted in 2010 and 11,128 in 2020; an estimated 11,445 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Egelston Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Egelston Township is from typical.
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Moving to Egelston Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Egelston 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 Egelston Township.
Egelston Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Michigan, gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Muskegon and beyond.
A larger share of adults have obesity in Egelston Township than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
47% of Egelston Township adults have obesity, above both Michigan’s towns (37%) and U.S. towns (35%). 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Egelston Township. Egelston Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| Egelston Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Egelston Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.7% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Egelston Township fall behind 59% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Oakridge Public Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Oakridge High School, with 539 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakridge Lower Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 549 | B− |
| Oakridge Middle SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 3–12 | Grades 3–12 | 271 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Egelston Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
Its 9,245 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 98% of Michigan towns.
25 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Egelston Township is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Muskegon State Game Area | 2.3 mi | 4,319 |
| 2. Wolf Lake County Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Pine Ridge Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Egelston Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Egelston Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Egelston Township
Egelston Township has 1,325 jobs for its 4,571 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 987 in 2011 to 1,325.
Most working residents leave Egelston Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2011, Egelston Township has added 338 jobs, to 1,325 in 2021. 3.6% of Egelston Township workers work from home.
| Egelston Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 3.6% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Egelston Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Muskegon Co Ap weather station, 10 miles away, records that 87 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Egelston Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 17°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Michigan's Adventure and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Egelston Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi MuseumGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
31 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
9 mi MuseumUSS LST-3939 mi Stadium & arenaMercy Health Arena29 mi TheatreAcrisure AmphitheaterPhoto credits
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS LST-393: USN, Public domain
Everything we know about Egelston Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Egelston Township
About 3 of every 100 Egelston Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
25 miles of trails in Egelston Township
40.6% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
About Egelston Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Egelston Township is a general law township (known in other states as a civil township) of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 11,128, up from 9,909 in 2010.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 673 ft
Egelston Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Egelston Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egelston Township | #634 | D | B+ | — | C+ | D |
| Muskegon Township | #638 | D | B | C | C+ | C− |
| Moorland Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
| Sullivan Township | #562 | C | C | — | B | B− |
| Cedar Creek Township | #617 | C− | B− | — | C | C |
Moorland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Egelston Township, Moorland Township, Sullivan Township and Cedar Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Egelston Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Egelston Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Egelston Township, MI a good place to live?
Egelston Township grades D overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #634 of 697 in Michigan. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Egelston 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 B+.