Imlay TownshipMI
A town of 3,192, settled in 1857.
Is Imlay Township a good place to live?
Imlay Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $298K, 3.9 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 527th of 697 in Michigan. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. Imlay Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns.
97% of working residents leave Imlay Township for work
Where Imlay Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Imlay Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Imlay Township is from typical.
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Moving to Imlay Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Imlay 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 Imlay Township.
For health, Imlay Township earns a C−
18% of Imlay Township adults smoke cigarettes. Imlay Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 16% of Imlay Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Imlay Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Imlay Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.3% | 6.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Imlay Township’s schools beat 61% of Michigan districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imlay City Christian School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 96 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Imlay Township’s workers commute out
The average commute for its 1,380 working residents takes 35.8 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Imlay Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2011, Imlay Township has added 353 jobs, to 443 in 2021. 6.4% of workers work from home in Imlay Township.
| Imlay Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.4% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
| Imlay Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lion's Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Imlay Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Imlay Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Imlay Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Imlay Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Imlay Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Imlay Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Imlay Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Imlay Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Imlay Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,115 at the 2020 Census.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 820 ft
Imlay Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Imlay Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Attica Township (C) is closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imlay Township | #527 | C | B | — | B | C− |
| Almont Township | #193 | A− | B | — | A | B |
| Mussey Township | #398 | B− | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Attica Township | #517 | C | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Goodland Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C− |
Goodland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Imlay Township, Almont Township, Mussey Township, Attica Township and Goodland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Imlay Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Imlay Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Imlay Township, MI a good place to live?
Imlay Township grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #527 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Imlay 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.