Hazelton TownshipMI
A town of 2,032, settled in 1857. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Hazelton Township a good place to live?
Hazelton Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and schools. Hazelton Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Hazelton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hazelton Township stand out
Where Hazelton Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Hazelton Township for work
Where Hazelton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Hazelton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Hazelton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Hazelton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hazelton 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 Hazelton Township.
Hazelton Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Hazelton Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2011, Hazelton Township has added 142 jobs, to 388 in 2021. The top destinations are Owosso (8%), Flint (5%) and Flint Township (4%).
| Hazelton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Hazelton Township’s schools rank ahead of 72% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the New Lothrop Area Public Schools. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is New Lothrop High School, with 398 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Lothrop Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 505 | B+ |
| New Lothrop High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 398 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Hazelton Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Hazelton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Hazelton Township is less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns
Hazelton Township beats the Michigan average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Hazelton Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 27% and U.S. towns at 23%. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Hazelton Township.
| Hazelton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hazelton Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Hazelton Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
An age mix much like Michigan’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. The median age in Hazelton Township is 38.3 years. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Hazelton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.3 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 26% | 29% |
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 ±9.3 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Hazelton Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.6% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.8% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.5% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
USS Edson and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hazelton Township. Close and well known come first.
37 mi MuseumUSS Edson
35 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
16 mi MuseumSloan Museum
37 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
39 mi GardenDow Gardens
17 mi MuseumFlint Institute of ArtsPhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flint Institute of Arts: Blueskiesfalling at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about Hazelton Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hazelton Township
About 8 of every 100 Hazelton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Hazelton Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Hazelton Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States. The population was 2,054 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 715 ft
Hazelton Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Hazelton Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelton Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| New Haven Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Venice Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Flushing Township | #416 | B− | C+ | A | B | B− |
| Maple Grove Township | #485 | C+ | C+ | — | A− | C |
Hazelton Township, New Haven Township and Venice Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hazelton Township, New Haven Township, Venice Township and Maple Grove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hazelton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hazelton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hazelton Township, MI a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Hazelton 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+.