Green Lake TownshipMI
A town of 6,822. 2.8 times the library visits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Green Lake Township a good place to live?
Green Lake Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 255th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 80% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $93K. A typical home there costs about $289K, 3.6 years of the Traverse City metro’s $81K median household income. Green Lake Township’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Green Lake Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
What makes Green Lake Township stand out
Where Green Lake Township beats most towns.
Library visits per resident
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Interlochen Arts Academy | 9–12 | 567 |
Green Lake Township has grown 18% since 2010
5,784 counted in 2010 and 6,703 in 2020; an estimated 6,822 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Green Lake Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Green Lake Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Green Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Green Lake 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 Green Lake Township.
Green Lake Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Conserved land covers 7.9% of Green Lake Township
Green Lake Township sits where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3% on this measure. 43 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Green Lake Township Memorial Park, 222 acres with 5.6 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit | 26 mi | 2,166 |
| 2. Green Lake Township Memorial Park | 5.6 mi | 222 |
| 3. Interlochen State Park | 1.5 mi | 164 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interlochen Arts Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 567 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Green Lake Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Green Lake Township for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Green Lake Township grew to 1,321 in 2021, 109 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Traverse City (35%), Garfield Township (17%) and Blair Township (3%).
| Green Lake Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $93,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Cold waves leads a low hazard risk in Green Lake Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Green Lake Township
The Traverse City Munson weather station, 10 miles away, records that 101 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Green Lake Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Green Lake Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Michigan overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (21% statewide). 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Green Lake Township.
| Green Lake Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 26% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Green Lake Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.8% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.8% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
On CDC estimates, Green Lake Township is healthier than 54% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,605 U.S. towns with household incomes like Green Lake Township’s, it is less healthy than 61%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Green Lake Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 32% of Green Lake Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Green Lake Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Green Lake Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Green Lake Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Green Lake Township
About 8 of every 100 Green Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
94% of working residents leave Green Lake Township for work
Where Green Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Green Lake Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Green Lake Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,703 at the 2020 census, an increase from 5,784 at the 2010 census. The township is named after Green Lake, one of two large lakes in the township (the other being Duck Lake). The township is the home of Interlochen Center for the Arts, an arts boarding school. Interlochen State Park is also within the township.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 840 ft
Green Lake Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Green Lake Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lake Township | #255 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Long Lake Township | #313 | B | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Grant Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C+ |
| Inland Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B |
| Blair Township | #284 | B | B− | — | A− | B |
| Grawn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bendon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colfax Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Grant Township and Inland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Green Lake Township, Long Lake Township, Grant Township, Inland Township and Blair Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Grawn, Bendon and Colfax Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Green Lake Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Green Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Green Lake Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Green Lake Township grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #255 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Green Lake 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.