Ida TownshipMI
A town of 4,808, settled in 1844. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Ida Township a good place to live?
Ida Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $320K for a typical one, or 4.1 years of the Monroe metro’s $77K median household income. It grades A− overall, 136th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. On the plus side, its schools outperform 88% of the state's. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Only 1 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors.
What makes Ida Township stand out
Where Ida Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Ida Township for work
Where Ida Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Ida Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Ida Township is from typical.
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Moving to Ida Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ida 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 Ida Township.
Ida Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, sends many workers across the state line and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Ida Township earns an A for schools
Its A for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $321K.
Its public schools are run by the Ida Public School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Ida High School, with 451 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ida Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 514 | A− |
| Ida High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 451 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Ida Township stands out in Michigan and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
26% of working residents cross a state line to work. Ida Township has 382 jobs for its 2,174 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
2.3% of Ida Township residents live below the poverty line, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The median household income in Ida Township is $108,000. Most working residents leave Ida Township for work: only 6% work in town.
| Ida Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Ida Township earns a B+ for cost of living
94% of Ida Township households own their home, above both the Michigan town median (84%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Typical home values rose 6.1% in the year to September 2026.
| Ida Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $982 a month | $1,047 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Ida Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Ida Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. Only 2 of the 701 Michigan towns we compare have a higher July high than Ida Township.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Ida Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ida Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ida Township is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns
Against the 7,422 U.S. towns with household incomes like Ida Township’s, it is less healthy than 70%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Ida Township beats the Michigan average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of adults binge drink in Ida Township.
| Ida Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ida Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Michigan Stadium and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ida Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
36 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
15 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
31 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
17 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo
26 mi LandmarkYpsilanti Water TowerPhoto credits
Michigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ypsilanti Water Tower: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Ida Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Ida Township
About 4 of every 100 Ida Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Ida Township
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Ida is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 790 at the 2020 census. The community is mostly within Ida Township with a smaller portion extending north into Raisinville Township. As an unincorporated community, Ida has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 48140 ZIP Code.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- ZIP code
- 48140
Ida Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Ida Township.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Dundee Township (A−) comes closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida Township | #136 | A− | B+ | — | A | B |
| Summerfield Township | #173 | A− | B− | — | A | B− |
| Raisinville Township | #349 | B | A− | — | B | C |
| Bedford Township | #259 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B− |
| La Salle Township | #426 | B− | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Dundee Township | #160 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
Ida Township, Summerfield Township, Raisinville Township, Bedford Township, La Salle Township and Dundee Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ida Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Ida Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ida Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Ida Township grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #136 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Ida 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+.