Oneida TownshipMI
A town of 3,966, settled in 1839. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Oneida Township a good place to live?
Oneida Township grades B overall, 300th among Michigan's 697 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 83% of the state's and the median household earns $93K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 75% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $261K for a typical one and 3.6 times the Lansing metro’s $73K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Oneida Township’s median age is 48.7 years, against 42.5 years in Michigan’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Lincoln Brick Park, 43 acres with 2 miles of trail.
What makes Oneida Township stand out
Where Oneida Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Oneida Township for work
Where Oneida Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Oneida Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Oneida Township is from typical.
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Moving to Oneida Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oneida 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 Oneida Township.
Oneida Township earns an A− for schools
Its public schools are run by the Oneida Township S/D #3 school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strange SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 22 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Oneida Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Oneida Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2011, Oneida Township has lost 101 jobs, to 576 in 2021. 5.9% of Oneida Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Oneida Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Oneida Township earns a B+ for health
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 9.3% of its 14,857 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Oneida Township. Oneida Township beats the Michigan average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of adults feel lonely in Oneida Township.
| Oneida Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Oneida Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.7% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Oneida Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 26% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Oneida Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.6% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.2% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Oneida Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Oneida Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 2.7% of Oneida Township
4.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Oneida Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Oneida Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lincoln Brick Park | 2 mi | 43 |
| 2. Fitzergald Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| 3. Fieldview Open Space | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Oneida Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Oneida Township since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Country Trail and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oneida Township. Close and well known come first.
31 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
16 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
14 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
13 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation Museum
37 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
32 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of MagicPhoto credits
North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Oneida Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Oneida Township
About 5 of every 100 Oneida Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Oneida Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Oneida Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida Township | #300 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Grand Ledge | #100 | A | B− | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Delta Township | #250 | B+ | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Benton Township | #441 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Eagle Township | #83 | A | C+ | — | A− | A− |
| Roxand Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
Roxand Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Oneida Township, Delta Township, Benton Township, Eagle Township and Roxand Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Oneida Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Oneida Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oneida Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Oneida Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #300 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Oneida 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 C.