Inland TownshipMI
A town of 2,493, organized in 1867.
Is Inland Township a good place to live?
The best of Inland Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a C for walkability. Inland Township’s July high is 80°F, below both Michigan’s towns (82°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Inland Township’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On history, just 107 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Lamb Road Natural Area, at 38 acres. Inland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Inland Township stand out
Where Inland Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Inland Township has grown 20% since 2010
2,070 counted in 2010 and 2,386 in 2020; an estimated 2,493 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Inland Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Inland Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Inland Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi National LakeshoreSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore1.6M visitors a year
36 mi TheatreRamsdell Theatre11 mi MuseumMichigan Legacy Art ParkPhoto credits
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: en:User:Grod028, Public domain · Ramsdell Theatre: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Inland Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Inland 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 Inland Township.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Inland Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Inland Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Inland Township grew to 112 in 2021, 29 more than in 2011. 6.3% of Inland Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Inland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Inland Township’s public schools trail 61% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Benzie County Central Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ann Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 180 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Inland Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Inland Township
Inland Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Inland Township’s January low is 14°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Michigan’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. 24% of residents are under 18 in Inland Township. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Inland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.4 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Inland Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.9% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
On CDC estimates, Inland Township is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns
Inland Township beats the Michigan average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Inland Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.9% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Inland Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit | 56 mi | 11,584 |
| 2. Lamb Road Natural Area | 0.6 mi | 38 |
| 3. Inland Township Park | — | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Inland Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Inland Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Inland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Inland Township for work
Where Inland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Inland Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Inland Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,386 at the 2020 census. The township is located in the east of the county, and shares a border with Grand Traverse County. The Platte River flows through the north of the township.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 869 ft
Inland Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Inland Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inland Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B |
| Almira Township | #287 | B | B | — | C+ | B+ |
| Green Lake Township | #255 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Homestead Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B− |
| Colfax Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bendon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Long Lake Township | #313 | B | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Platte Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Inland Township and Homestead Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Inland Township, Almira Township, Green Lake Township, Homestead Township and Long Lake Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Colfax Township, Bendon and Platte Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Inland Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Inland Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Inland 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+.