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A town of 6,257.
Laketown Township grades A− overall, 149th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $92K and its schools rank ahead of 85% of Michigan towns. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 76% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $399K, 4.8 years of the Holland area’s $83K median household income. Laketown Township’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, above both Michigan’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 46 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse.
Where Laketown Township beats most towns.
8.8% of the town is conserved land, across 12 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Laketown Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,814 in 1960, 5,928 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1928 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Laketown 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 Laketown Township.
The biggest place to walk is Saugatuck Dunes State Park, 979 acres with 16.8 miles of trail. In 12 parks and preserves, walkers have 36 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saugatuck Dunes State Park | 16.8 mi | 979 |
| 2. Saugatuck Dunes Natural Area | 6.6 mi | 281 |
| 3. Farview Nature Park | 2.4 mi | 93 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
25% of Laketown Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. In Laketown Township, 11% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 32% have high blood pressure.
| Laketown Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Laketown Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer smokers | 11.3% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Laketown Township has 309 jobs for its 2,740 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 423 in 2011 to 309.
The top destinations are Holland (26%), Holland Township (13%) and Zeeland (6%). Most working residents leave Laketown Township for work: only 2% work in town. The town had 309 jobs in 2021, down 114 from 2011. Also worth knowing: for residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 3.2%.
| Laketown Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
The midsummer high for Laketown Township comes to 81°F, below both the Michigan town median (82°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
76% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 8%. Laketown Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 35 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 2009: 2.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Laketown Township
About 2 of every 100 Laketown Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Where Laketown Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Township in Michigan, United States
Laketown Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,928 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Laketown Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laketown Township | #149 | A− | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Holland | #260 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Park Township | #227 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Fillmore Township | #59 | A | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Saugatuck Township | #162 | A− | C+ | — | B+ | B |
Laketown Township, Park Township, Fillmore Township and Saugatuck Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Laketown Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Laketown Township grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #149 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.