Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,505.
The best of Hudson Township’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for health. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Hudson Township, against 19% in Michigan’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. 13% of the land in Hudson Township is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Lake Hudson State Recreation Area, at 2,640 acres with 2.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Hudson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hudson Township beats most towns.
Where Hudson 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 Hudson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,489 in 1860, 2,415 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Hudson 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 Hudson Township.
17% of Hudson Township adults worry about having enough food. Among adults here, 17% report frequent physical distress and 42% have obesity.
| Hudson Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hudson Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.4% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 18.4% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median commute is under 23 miles. Since 2011, Hudson Township has lost 36 jobs, to 109 in 2021. Only 2% of working residents stay in Hudson Township for work; the rest commute out. Its median household income stands at $54,000.
| Hudson Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Of the losses FEMA expects in Hudson Township, 47% come from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims locally since 2009.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For Hudson Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 2,697 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Hudson State Recreation Area | 2.6 mi | 2,640 |
| 2. Robert Powell Memorial Nature Sanctuary | — | 57 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hudson Township
About 1 of every 100 Hudson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
City in Michigan, United States
Hudson is a city in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,415 at the 2020 census. The city is mostly surrounded by Hudson Township, but the two are administered autonomously.
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5 towns share a border with Hudson Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Township | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C− |
| Hudson | — | — | A− | B | C− | D |
| Medina Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | D |
| Rollin Township | #467 | C+ | B | — | B | C |
| Dover Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Pittsford Township | — | — | B− | — | C− | C− |
Hudson Township, Hudson, Medina Township, Dover Township and Pittsford Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hudson Township, Medina Township, Rollin Township, Dover Township and Pittsford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hudson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.