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A town of 2,934, established in 1849.
Fillmore Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $314K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the Holland area’s $83K median household income. It grades A overall, 59th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. On the plus side, the median household earns $90K. On civic life, just 37 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse. Fillmore Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
Where Fillmore Township beats most towns.
Where Fillmore Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Fillmore Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,877 in 1960, 2,778 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 3 maps from 1928 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fillmore 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Fillmore Township.
Fillmore Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $314K.
Its public schools are run by the Hamilton Community Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Hamilton High School, with 793 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 707 | A− |
| Hamilton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 793 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here fell from 1,320 in 2011 to 1,015. The average commute for its 1,412 working residents takes 18.2 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Fillmore Township for work: only 6% work in town. 3.4% of Fillmore Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Fillmore Township fell to 1,015 in 2021, 305 fewer than in 2011.
| Fillmore Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Fillmore Township beats the Michigan average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Fillmore Township.
| Fillmore Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Fillmore Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.6% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Outdoor Discovery Center, 118 acres with 3.4 miles of trail.
| Fillmore Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Outdoor Discovery Center | 3.4 mi | 118 |
| 2. Cottonwood Park | 0.8 mi | 18 |
| 3. Fillmore Discovery Park | 0.7 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Bloomingdale weather station, 23 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Fillmore Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 19°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2 within 15 miles of the center of Fillmore Township
About 2 of every 100 Fillmore Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Township in Michigan, United States
Fillmore Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,778 at the 2020 census. It was established in 1849 by a division of Manlius Township. The city of Holland is at the northwest corner of the township.
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5 towns share a border with Fillmore Township.
At #59 in MI, it grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Overisel Township (A−) comes closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fillmore Township | #59 | A | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Holland · Holland Township | #260 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Manlius Township | #295 | B | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Overisel Township | #147 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Laketown Township | #149 | A− | C+ | — | A | A− |
Fillmore Township, Manlius Township, Overisel Township and Laketown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Holland Township and Holland are one community, graded once. Compare Fillmore Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fillmore Township grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #59 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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+.