Heath TownshipMI
A town of 4,017.
Is Heath Township a good place to live?
Heath Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $332K, 4 years of the Holland area’s $83K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 234th of 697 in Michigan. On the plus side, the median household earns $105K. 47% of the land in Heath Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Allegan State Game Area, at 10,249 acres with 23.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. On the outdoors, just 36 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better.
Heath Township has grown 21% since 2010
3,317 counted in 2010 and 3,937 in 2020; an estimated 4,017 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Heath Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Heath Township is from typical.
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Moving to Heath Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Heath 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 Heath Township.
Heath Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Michigan and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Heath Township
Its 10,695 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Michigan towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #20 of 701 in Michigan.
29 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Heath Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Allegan State Game Area | 23.7 mi | 10,249 |
| 2. Silver Creek County Park | 1.7 mi | 300 |
| 3. Heath Township Park | 0.5 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Heath Township’s schools beat 59% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Hamilton Community Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 359 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Fewer of Heath Township’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
1.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Heath Township. Jobs based in Heath Township fell to 645 in 2021, 113 fewer than in 2011. Most working residents leave Heath Township for work: only 4% work in town.
| Heath Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Heath Township
The Bloomingdale weather station, 18 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Heath Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 18°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Michigan overall
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 14% of Heath Township residents are 65 or older. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Heath Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Heath Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Heath Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Heath Township stands out in Michigan and nationally: a larger share of its adults binge drink
Against the 7,798 U.S. towns with household incomes like Heath Township’s, it is less healthy than 78%, so it trails even them.
Heath Township tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Heath Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Heath Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Heath Township
About 0 of every 100 Heath Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
29 miles of trails in Heath Township
46.8% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
About Heath Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Heath Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,937.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 686 ft
Heath Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Heath Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Township | #234 | B+ | B | — | B | B− |
| Manlius Township | #295 | B | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Overisel Township | #147 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Valley Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Monterey Township | #438 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
Valley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Heath Township, Manlius Township, Overisel Township, Valley Township and Monterey Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Heath Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Heath Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Heath Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Heath Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #234 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Heath 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.