Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,387, settled in 1856.
The best of Galien Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Burns Prairie Preserve, at 37 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Galien Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Galien Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Galien Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 413 in 1880, a peak of 750 in 1960, 513 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1987 and 2 maps from 1930 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Galien 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 Galien Township.
16% of Galien Township adults worry about having enough food, against 14% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. In Galien Township, 42% of adults have high blood pressure.
| Galien Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Galien Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.2% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.6% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in four fifths of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Galien Township break down as 53% from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For most workers, Galien Township is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Between 2011 and 2021, jobs in Galien Township dropped by 34, to 86. 18% of Galien Township residents live below the poverty line, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Its typical journey to work comes in at 31 minutes.
| Galien Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.3% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 62 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails total 1.5 miles in 1 park or preserve. In Galien Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Galien Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burns Prairie Preserve | 1.4 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Galien Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
20 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
15 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
10 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
13 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
15 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumNotre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Galien Township
About 4 of every 100 Galien Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Where Galien Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Village in Michigan, United States
Galien (pronounced guh-LEEN) is a village in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 513 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Galien Township.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
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