Goodland Township MI, 2011
Goodland Township’s story
170 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2011.
- 1856Goodland Township is settled
Goodland TownshipMI
A town of 1,739, settled in 1856.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Notorious4life at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Population
1,739
2025 Census estimate · +0.3% since 2020
Median home value
$294K
Census ACS
Household income
$108K
median
Median age
38.8
years
Jobs based here
69
A commuter town
Is Goodland Township a good place to live?
Goodland Township’s best subject grade is a B for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Goodland Township’s average trip to work is 46 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 100 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse. Goodland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Goodland Township stand out
Where Goodland Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Goodland Township for work
Where Goodland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
69jobs based in Goodland Township
2%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Goodland Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Goodland Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.5 of 20; 2.5% of households have no car; 0.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthMclaren Lapeer Region 13.7 miles awayC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 25% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →SchoolsBeat 61% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Jobs & incomeBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $294K, 3.8 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1% conserved landCOpen →HistoryC+Open →Civic life0.5 library visits per resident; 3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Goodland Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Goodland Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet9 providers69% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Goodland Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereGoodland Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48444, 4841648444 91% · 48416 9%Census 2020
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 Goodland Township.
HealthC−
Goodland Township is less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
Goodland Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Goodland Township, above both Michigan’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 16% of Goodland Township adults report frequent physical distress.
21%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Goodland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Goodland Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.2% | 6.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 14.6% |
Mclaren Lapeer Region
13.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Most of Goodland Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Goodland Township for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in Goodland Township is $108,000. Since 2011, Goodland Township has added 21 jobs, to 69 in 2021.
2%work in town
| Goodland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Goodland Township2%
Imlay City8%
Brown City4%
Lapeer4%
Marlette4%
30 mi
median commute distance
69
jobs based in Goodland Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Low risk in Goodland Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Goodland Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Goodland Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Goodland Township’s July high is 82°F.
34″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–33°
Spring35–56°
Summer59–80°
Fall42–60°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC
Goodland Township has set aside 0.6% of its land for conservation
10 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
0.6%conserved
| Goodland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
0.6%
conserved · 134 of 22,748 acres
10 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Goodland Township
18pages on Goodland Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Goodland Township; the nearest are
Rochester UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rochester Hills30.6 mi$29,196 tuitionOakland UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Rochester Hills30.9 mi$15,262 in-state tuitionMott Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Flint31.7 mi$6,845 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Goodland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Goodland Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Goodland Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,735 at the 2020 census. The historic Younge Site is located within the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
Goodland Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Goodland Township.
Imlay TownshipLynn TownshipArcadia TownshipBurnside TownshipGoodland Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodland Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C− |
| Imlay Township | #527 | C | B | — | B | C− |
| Lynn Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C− |
| Arcadia Township | #394 | B− | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Burnside Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
Goodland Township, Lynn Township and Burnside Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Goodland Township, Imlay Township, Lynn Township, Arcadia Township and Burnside Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Goodland Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Goodland Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Goodland 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−.