Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
31% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
The best of Marengo Township’s subject grades are an A− for civic life and history; the weakest is a D for walkability. Marengo Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 35 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. 23 Mile Road-Kalamazoo River Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Marengo Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Marengo Township beats most towns.
23 Mile Road-Kalamazoo River BridgeWhere Marengo 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 Marengo Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,860 in 1960, 2,205 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1921 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marengo 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 Marengo Township.
Most working residents leave Marengo Township for work: only 1% work in town. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Marengo Township, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Marshall (24%), Battle Creek (14%) and Emmett Township (5%).
| Marengo Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Mar Lee School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar Lee SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 295 | C+ |
| Marshall AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 242 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Marengo Township since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Marengo Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide). Marengo Township’s median age is 47.7 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Marengo Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.7 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 26% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Marengo Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.6% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.5% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Marengo Township beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of Marengo Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Marengo Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Marengo Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.2% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Holt-Rice Creek Property, at 51 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Holt-Rice Creek Property | — | 51 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marengo Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
4 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
37 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year15 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
30 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
34 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park ZooAir Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Marengo Township
About 2 of every 100 Marengo Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Township in Michigan, United States
Marengo 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. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,205.
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5 towns share a border with Marengo Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marengo Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Marshall | #379 | B− | C+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Eckford Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Sheridan Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Lee Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Marshall Township | #432 | B− | C | — | B | B− |
Marengo Township, Eckford Township, Sheridan Township and Lee Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Marengo Township, Eckford Township, Sheridan Township, Lee Township and Marshall Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Marengo Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
31% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
