Leroy TownshipCalhoun County, MI
A town of 3,680.
Is Leroy Township a good place to live?
0% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades B−, 387th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. The median household earns $82K and natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. Leroy Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
What makes Leroy Township stand out
Where Leroy Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Leroy Township for work
Where Leroy Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Leroy Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Leroy Township is from typical.
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Moving to Leroy Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Leroy 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 Leroy Township.
Leroy Township sends most of its workers to Battle Creek and beyond, but it has little public open land.
About one in three of Leroy Township’s working residents commute to Battle Creek
Leroy Township has 243 jobs for its 1,391 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Leroy Township for work: only 3% work in town. 3.4% of Leroy Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2011, Leroy Township has added 28 jobs, to 243 in 2021.
| Leroy Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Public schools in Leroy Township fall behind 55% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Harper Creek Community Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoma ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 351 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Low risk in Leroy Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Leroy Township
Leroy Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Leroy Township is less healthy than 55% of U.S. towns
Leroy Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 40% of adults have obesity in Leroy Township.
| Leroy Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Leroy Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For the outdoors, Leroy Township earns a D−
Just 0 of its 23,180 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Leroy Township itself; its outdoors grade is D−.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leroy Township Park | — | 6 |
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 Leroy Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Theme parkAir Zoo5 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
15 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
20 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
19 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of Arts37 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & ZooPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Leroy Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Leroy Township
About 6 of every 100 Leroy Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Leroy Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Leroy Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,659 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 928 ft
Leroy Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Leroy Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Township | #387 | B− | B | — | B− | B− |
| Newton Township | #572 | C− | C− | — | B | B− |
| Athens Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Battle Creek | #684 | D− | B− | D− | C | D |
| Climax Township | — | — | A− | — | C− | B− |
Athens Township and Climax Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Leroy Township, Newton Township, Athens Township and Climax Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Leroy Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Leroy Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Leroy Township, MI a good place to live?
Leroy Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #387 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Leroy 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.