Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Martin Township’s overall B− puts it 381st of 697 in Michigan. Set against the rest, it does better than 52% of U.S. towns. On cost of living it is strong (A−): a typical home costs about $246K, 3 years of the Holland area’s $83K median household income. Its lowest grade is for walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. Health is weaker too: residents are less healthy than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On history, just 126 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, below both the Michigan town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Martin Township beats most towns.
Where Martin 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 Martin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 407 in 1950, 377 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 2 maps from 1959 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Martin 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 Martin Township.
Martin Township trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns.
Compared with 84% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Martin Township is lower. 57% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools: the Martin Public Schools. The largest public high school is Martin High School, with 330 students. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert D Brandon Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 299 | C+ |
| Martin High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 330 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Grand Rapids (6%), Allegan (5%) and Kalamazoo (5%). For most workers, Martin Township is a place to come home to: only 8% work in town. Employers in Martin Township added 69 jobs between 2011 and 2021, to 627. In Martin Township, the mean commuting time is 27 minutes.
| Martin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Martin Township: 17% of adults smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults locally: 18% binge drink, 27% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Martin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Martin Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17.3% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Bloomingdale weather station, 21 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 17°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The trail density for Martin Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. 2.0 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve.
| Martin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Sixteen Public Access | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes are within reach (about $246K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 20 miles.
The share of households in Martin Township who are owner-occupiers: 88%. Home values are up 3.9% over the year to September 2026. Its midpoint rent is $767 a month.
| Martin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $767 a month | $1,047 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 84% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Martin Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi MuseumGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
30 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
22 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
30 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
12 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year29 mi TheatreAcrisure AmphitheaterGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Martin Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Martin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Martin is a village in southeastern Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 377 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Martin Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Township | #381 | B− | A− | — | B− | C |
| Gun Plain Township | #178 | A− | A− | — | B | B |
| Orangeville Township | #425 | B− | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Watson Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Wayland Township | #155 | A− | B | — | A− | B− |
Watson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Martin Township, Gun Plain Township, Orangeville Township, Watson Township and Wayland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Martin Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Martin Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #381 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
