Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town was settled in 1854 and has 2,754 residents today.
Overall, Hopkins Township earns an A−: better than 78% of U.S. towns, and 175th of 697 in Michigan. Its standout strength is schools (A−): its public schools beat just over three quarters of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. Homes run about $336K for a typical one, 4 times the Holland area’s $83K median household income. What counts against it is health: residents are less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The biggest place to walk is L. M. Wise Educational Nature Preserve, 51 acres with 1 miles of trail. The town’s median age is 34.9 years, below both the Michigan town median (42.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 15% of residents live below the poverty line locally, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Hopkins Township beats most towns.
Where Hopkins 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 Hopkins Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 384 in 1930, 615 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1959 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hopkins 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 Hopkins Township.
Hopkins Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and has added a third more jobs in ten years, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Expected losses in Hopkins Township break down as 67% from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $336K.
The Hopkins Public Schools runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Hopkins High School, with 477 students. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 393 | A− |
| Hopkins High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 477 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 387 in 2011 to 516.
The top destinations are Grand Rapids (7%), Wyoming (6%) and Byron Township (5%). Employers in Hopkins Township added 129 jobs between 2011 and 2021, to 516. The median household income for Hopkins Township comes to $89,000. For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away.
| Hopkins Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.7%. Among households in Hopkins Township, 89% own their home. Its median rent comes in at $850 a month.
| Hopkins Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 36% | 45% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $850 a month | $1,047 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 78 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (38% statewide). 24% of residents are under 18 in Hopkins Township. Among adults 25 and older, 24% have a four-year degree or more, against 32% across Michigan.
| Hopkins Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.9 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Hopkins Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.7% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 10,094 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hopkins Township’s, it is less healthy than 75%, so it trails even them.
The share of adults in Hopkins Township who binge drink: 19%. Two figures for adults locally: 32% sleep under 7 hours, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Hopkins Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hopkins Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.6% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In 5 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.6 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. L. M. Wise Educational Nature Preserve | 1 mi | 51 |
| 2. Pritschet/Davis Preserve | — | 37 |
| 3. North Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Hopkins Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Hopkins Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Hopkins, formerly Hopkins Station, is a village within Hopkins Township in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 615 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Hopkins Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Township | #175 | A− | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Wayland Township | #155 | A− | B | — | A− | B− |
| Monterey Township | #438 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Watson Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Dorr Township | #171 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
Watson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hopkins Township, Wayland Township, Monterey Township, Watson Township and Dorr Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hopkins Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hopkins Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #175 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools.
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+.