LaGrange TownshipMI
A town of 3,724, settled in 1829.
Is LaGrange Township a good place to live?
LaGrange Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $120K for a typical one, or 1.8 years of the South Bend metro’s $67K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 484th of 697 in Michigan. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. LaGrange Township is home to Southwestern Michigan College. 15% of residents are under 18 in LaGrange Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%. Rudolphi Woods, at 83 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes LaGrange Township stand out
Where LaGrange Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Southwestern Michigan College calls LaGrange Township home
How LaGrange Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far LaGrange Township is from typical.
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Moving to LaGrange Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in LaGrange 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 LaGrange Township.
LaGrange Township sends many workers across the state line to Elkhart and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Very low risk in LaGrange Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in LaGrange Township than in 93% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 2016: one. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 44% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in LaGrange Township fall behind 70% of Michigan districts
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to the Cassopolis Public Schools. 3 public schools serve LaGrange Township, with 620 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Adams Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 368 | C− |
| Brookside Learning CenterLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 64 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
On CDC estimates, LaGrange Township is less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,593 U.S. towns with household incomes like LaGrange Township’s, it is less healthy than 58%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
16% of adults report frequent physical distress in LaGrange Township. LaGrange Township: 41% of adults have high blood pressure.
| LaGrange Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | LaGrange Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.9% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.5% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in LaGrange Township
The range runs from 17° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 63 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most people working in LaGrange Township commute elsewhere
22% of working residents cross a state line to work, Elkhart among the top destinations. LaGrange Township has about as many jobs (1,399) as working residents, but only 125 people both live and work here.
The median commute is under 18 miles. Jobs in LaGrange Township fell by 316 from 2011 to 2021, to 1,399. Commuting out is the norm here: 9% of working residents work locally. Its median household income is $59,000.
| LaGrange Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Fewer children than Michigan overall
The midpoint age in LaGrange Township is 48.5 years. College graduates make up 27% of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Michigan.
| LaGrange Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 66% are men (MI 49%).
| LaGrange Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.9% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.6% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.5% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
Conservation land takes up 1.5% of LaGrange Township
Count the trails in 8 parks and preserves and they come to 3.3 miles. The trail network density for LaGrange Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| LaGrange Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rudolphi Woods | 1.7 mi | 83 |
| 2. Don Horne Park | — | 36 |
| 3. Riley-Shurte Woods Nature Sanctuary | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Notre Dame Stadium and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around LaGrange Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
19 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
32 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
14 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
28 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
21 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
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Everything we know about LaGrange Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of LaGrange Township
About 7 of every 100 LaGrange Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About LaGrange Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
LaGrange Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,787 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 814 ft
LaGrange Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with LaGrange Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange Township | #484 | C+ | A− | — | C | C |
| Dowagiac | #628 | C− | A− | D | C | D |
| Penn Township | — | — | C− | — | C | C |
| Jefferson Township | #321 | B | B | — | A− | C |
| Pokagon Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Wayne Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C− |
Penn Township, Pokagon Township and Wayne Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. LaGrange Township, Penn Township, Jefferson Township, Pokagon Township and Wayne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare LaGrange Township with a neighbor →
Questions about LaGrange Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is LaGrange Township, MI a good place to live?
LaGrange Township grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #484 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and C for schools.
Is LaGrange 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 A−.