Is Leonidas Township a good place to live?
The best of Leonidas Township’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a D for schools. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Leonidas Township, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 119 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Feek County Park, at 36 acres. Leonidas Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,158 people, and everyone knows the way
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How Leonidas Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Leonidas Township is from typical.
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Moving to Leonidas Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Leonidas 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 Leonidas Township.
Leonidas Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Leonidas Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Leonidas Township grew to 47 in 2021, 41 more than in 2011. At 27 minutes, Leonidas Township’s average trip to work is above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Leonidas Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Homes in Leonidas Township are worth about $205K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Leonidas Township home is worth about $205,000, up 6% in a year, 22% below the Michigan typical home. 89% of households own their home in Leonidas Township.
| Leonidas Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,051 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Leonidas Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Leonidas Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Leonidas Township trails 64% of U.S. towns
Leonidas Township tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures. 29% of Leonidas Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Leonidas Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Leonidas Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Leonidas Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Leonidas Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Leonidas Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Feek County Park | — | 36 |
| 2. Rawson's King Mill Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Olney Bridge Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Air Zoo and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leonidas Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Theme parkAir Zoo18 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
29 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
26 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic29 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
22 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of ArtsPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Leonidas Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Leonidas Township
About 3 of every 100 Leonidas Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave Leonidas Township for work
Where Leonidas Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Leonidas Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Leonidas Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,161 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 866 ft
Questions about Leonidas Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Leonidas Township, MI expensive?
That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($66,425 across the Sturgis, MI 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−.