Geneva TownshipMI
A town of 3,401. 50% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Geneva Township a good place to live?
Geneva Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $184K for a typical one, or 2.7 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 621st of 697 in Michigan. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On hazard risk, just 68 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Eastman Creek Preserve, at 140 acres.
What makes Geneva Township stand out
Where Geneva Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Geneva Township for work
Where Geneva Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Geneva Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Geneva Township is from typical.
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Moving to Geneva Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Geneva 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 Geneva Township.
Geneva Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to South Haven and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Michigan (mostly inland flooding).
Geneva Township earns a C− for health
15% of adults have diabetes in Geneva Township, above both the Michigan town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 17% of Geneva Township adults report frequent physical distress. Geneva Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Geneva Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Geneva Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.9% | 10.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.2% | 6.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Geneva Township
Geneva Township has 157 jobs for its 1,145 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Geneva Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Geneva Township grew to 157 in 2021, 100 more than in 2011. At 22 minutes, Geneva Township’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Geneva Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
| Geneva Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Black River Preserve | 1.6 mi | 122 |
| 2. Eastman Creek Preserve | — | 140 |
| 3. Kal-Haven Trail 67th Street Trailhead | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Geneva Township
The Bloomingdale weather station, 10 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Geneva Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 19°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Geneva Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Michigan towns, with expected losses of about $287 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Geneva Township is 60 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Geneva Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Geneva Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Geneva Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Geneva Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Geneva Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,416 at the 2020 United States census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 630 ft
Geneva Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Geneva Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Township | #621 | C− | B | — | C | C− |
| South Haven Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bangor Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Columbia Township | #696 | D− | B− | — | C− | D |
| Casco Township | #529 | C | B− | — | B− | C− |
Geneva Township, Columbia Township and Casco Township report no FBI crime data of their own. South Haven Township and Bangor Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Geneva Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Geneva Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Geneva Township, MI a good place to live?
Geneva Township grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #621 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Geneva Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.