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A town of 3,433, established in 1839.
Manlius Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 295th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $89K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 65% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $283K, 3.4 years of the Holland area’s $83K median household income. 26% of the land in Manlius Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Allegan State Game Area, at 5,646 acres with 3.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns.
Where Manlius Township beats most towns.
Where Manlius Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Manlius Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,429 in 1960, 3,312 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1928 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Manlius 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 Manlius Township.
Manlius Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Holland and beyond.
11 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Allegan State Game Area | 3.9 mi | 5,646 |
| 2. New Richmond Bridge Park | 0.3 mi | 23 |
| 3. East Saugatuck Community Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Innocademy Allegan Campus school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innocademy Allegan CampusLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 102 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Manlius Township has 301 jobs for its 1,573 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 434 in 2011 to 301.
Most working residents leave Manlius Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Manlius Township fell to 301 in 2021, 133 fewer than in 2011. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Manlius Township, below both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Manlius Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Bloomingdale weather station, 18 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Manlius Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 19°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. 24% of residents are under 18 in Manlius Township. Manlius Township has grown 3.4% since 2020, to 3,433 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Manlius Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Manlius Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Manlius Township tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures. 31% of Manlius Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Manlius Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 36% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Manlius Township
About 4 of every 100 Manlius Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Township in Michigan, United States
Manlius Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,312 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Manlius Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B; Heath Township (B+) is closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manlius Township | #295 | B | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Fennville | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Heath Township | #234 | B+ | B | — | B | B− |
| Saugatuck Township | #162 | A− | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Clyde Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Fillmore Township | #59 | A | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
Fennville and Clyde Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Manlius Township, Fennville, Heath Township, Saugatuck Township, Clyde Township and Fillmore Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Manlius Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Manlius Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #295 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
