Ganges TownshipMI
A town of 2,676, settled in 1854.
Is Ganges Township a good place to live?
Ganges Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $266K, 3.2 years of the Holland area’s $83K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 512th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. 28% of residents are 65 or older in Ganges Township, above both the Michigan town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). On civic life, just 95 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Allegan State Game Area, at 1,178 acres.
What makes Ganges Township stand out
Where Ganges Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Ganges Township for work
Where Ganges Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Ganges Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Ganges Township is from typical.
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Moving to Ganges Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ganges 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 Ganges Township.
Ganges Township is a second-home town and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns.
| Ganges Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wau Ke Na Preserve - South Tract | 3 mi | 232 |
| 2. Wau-Ke-Na Preserve North Tract | 1 mi | 66 |
| 3. West Side County Park | 0.4 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Ganges Township’s schools trail 62% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Glenn Public School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 41 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Ganges Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Ganges Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2011, Ganges Township has added 175 jobs, to 349 in 2021. 13% of Ganges Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Ganges Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Ganges Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ganges Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Older than Michigan overall
32.5% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 5.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
The median age in Ganges Township is 50.2 years. Ganges Township has grown 4% since 2020, to 2,676 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Ganges Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.2 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Ganges Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.3% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Ganges Township
The Bloomingdale weather station, 16 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Ganges Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Ganges Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Ganges Township is less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns
Ganges Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Ganges Township.
| Ganges Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Ganges Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10% | 6.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Ganges Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ganges Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Ganges Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Ganges Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Ganges Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,574 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Ganges Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Ganges Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganges Township | #512 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Clyde Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Casco Township | #529 | C | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Saugatuck Township | #162 | A− | C+ | — | B+ | B |
Clyde Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ganges Township, Clyde Township, Casco Township and Saugatuck Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ganges Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Ganges Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ganges Township, MI a good place to live?
Ganges Township grades C+ overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #512 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools.
Is Ganges 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+.