Hagar TownshipMI
A town of 3,173, organized in 1846.
Is Hagar Township a good place to live?
Hagar Township grades C− overall, 598th among Michigan's 697 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 92% of the country. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. 24% of residents are 65 or older in Hagar Township, against 19% in Michigan’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Sarett Nature Center, 182 acres with 1.2 miles of trail.
What makes Hagar Township stand out
Where Hagar Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Hagar Township has shrunk 13% since 2010
3,671 counted in 2010 and 3,243 in 2020; an estimated 3,173 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Hagar Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Hagar Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Hagar Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hagar 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 Hagar Township.
Hagar Township is a second-home town, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Hagar Township earns a D for health
16% of Hagar Township adults have diabetes. Hagar Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 17% of Hagar Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Hagar Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hagar Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.4% | 10.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.7% | 8.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hagar Township’s schools rank behind 66% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Hagar Township S/D #6 school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 72 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Hagar Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hagar Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hagar Township has set aside 3.9% of its land for conservation
5.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Hagar Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sarett Nature Center | 1.2 mi | 182 |
| 2. Southwest Michigan Underwater Preserve | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Hagar Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here fell from 4,573 in 2011 to 522.
Most working residents leave Hagar Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2011, Hagar Township has lost 4,051 jobs, to 522 in 2021. The average trip to work in Hagar Township is 28 minutes.
| Hagar Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Hagar Township
Hagar Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Hagar Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
22% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 5.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
Hagar Township has lost 2% of its people since 2020, down to 3,173 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
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 ±3.7 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Hagar Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.3% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.5% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.1% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.2% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Hagar Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hagar Township
About 4 of every 100 Hagar Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
95% of working residents leave Hagar Township for work
Where Hagar Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Hagar Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Hagar Township is a civil township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,243. The township is in the north of the county with Lake Michigan to the northwest, Covert Township in Van Buren County to the north, Coloma Charter Township to the east, Bainbridge Township to the southeast, and Benton Charter Township to the south.
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- Area
- 19 sq mi
- Elevation
- 653 ft
Hagar Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Hagar Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagar Township | #598 | C− | B | — | C | D |
| Lake Michigan Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coloma Township | #604 | C− | C+ | B | C | C |
| Benton Township | #697 | D− | B− | D− | D− | D− |
| Covert Township | — | — | B | C | D | D− |
Covert Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hagar Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lake Michigan Beach isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hagar Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hagar Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hagar Township, MI a good place to live?
Hagar Township grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #598 of 697 in Michigan. It grades D for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Hagar Township, MI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $238,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.