Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 12,283, settled in 1861.
Holly Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 278th among Michigan's 697 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 72% of the country. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 61% of Michigan towns. A typical home there costs about $241K, 3.1 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. Holly Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest place to walk is Holly State Recreation Area, 2,280 acres with 22.7 miles of trail.
Where Holly Township beats most towns.
Where Holly Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Holly Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 542 in 1860, 5,997 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1891 and 5 maps from 1920 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Holly 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Holly Township.
Holly Township trails Fenton Township and its other neighbors on schools, but it has commutes longer than most of Michigan.
47 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The trail density in Holly Township is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Holly Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Holly State Recreation Area | 22.7 mi | 2,280 |
| 2. Seven Lakes State Park | 13.8 mi | 1,469 |
| 3. Sorensen Park | 1.9 mi | 67 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B, Fenton Township highest at A.
Its public schools are run by the Holly Area School District. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Holly High School, with 1,001 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 743 | B− |
| Holly High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 1,001 | B |
| Holly AcademyTop results in townGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 520 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Holly Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 4,683 working residents takes 34.7 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Holly Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Holly Township fell to 1,766 in 2021, 245 fewer than in 2011. The top destinations are Troy (5%), Auburn Hills (5%) and Fenton (4%).
| Holly Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 14% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
32% of Holly Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Holly Township beats the Michigan average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of Holly Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Holly Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Holly Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Holly Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. Holly Township has grown 2.2% since 2020, to 12,283 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 16% of residents are 65 or older in Holly Township.
| Holly Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Holly Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.7% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holly Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium25 mi MuseumMarvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
36 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
34 mi Zoo & aquariumDetroit Zoo
13 mi MuseumSloan Museum
34 mi TheatreRedford TheatreMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Detroit Zoo: WMrapids, CC0 · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Redford Theatre: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Holly Township
About 5 of every 100 Holly Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
3 places in Holly Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Holly is a village in north Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The population was 5,997 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Holly Township. It is about 15 miles (24 km) south of Flint and 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Detroit.
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7 towns share a border with Holly Township.
Fenton Township next door grades higher for schools (A to Holly Township’s B) and lower for cost of living (D to B−).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Township | #278 | B | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Fenton | #408 | B− | C− | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Rose Township | #254 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Lake Fenton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fenton Township | #286 | B | D | — | A | B+ |
| Holly | #152 | A− | B | B+ | B | B |
| Grand Blanc Township | #347 | B | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Groveland Township | #273 | B | C | — | B+ | A− |
Holly Township, Rose Township, Fenton Township, Grand Blanc Township and Groveland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lake Fenton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Holly Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Holly Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #278 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
