Onondaga TownshipMI
A town of 3,086, settled in 1838.
What should you know before moving to Onondaga Township?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 99% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C+, 491st of 697 graded towns in Michigan. A typical home there costs about $261K, 3.6 years of the Lansing metro’s $73K median household income. 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Onondaga Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The biggest park or preserve is Essential-Workers COVID19 Memorial Park, at 46 acres.
97% of working residents leave Onondaga Township for work
Where Onondaga Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Onondaga Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Onondaga Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Onondaga Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
17 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
25 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
18 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation Museum35 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
18 mi GardenW. J. Beal Botanical GardenPhoto credits
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · W. J. Beal Botanical Garden: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.5
Moving to Onondaga Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Onondaga 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 Onondaga Township.
Most working residents commute out of Onondaga Township
Onondaga Township has 230 jobs for its 1,200 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Onondaga Township for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Onondaga Township is 29 minutes. Since 2011, Onondaga Township has added 36 jobs, to 230 in 2021.
| Onondaga Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Public schools in Onondaga Township fall behind 51% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by Ingham ISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Williams SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | 11 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
In Onondaga Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Onondaga Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Onondaga Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.5% of Onondaga Township is conserved land
2.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Onondaga Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Onondaga Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gale Road Grand River State Game Area | — | 140 |
| 2. Essential-Workers COVID19 Memorial Park | — | 46 |
| 3. Baldwin Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Onondaga Township ranks healthier than 54% of the country’s towns
Onondaga Township beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Onondaga Township.
| Onondaga Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Onondaga Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Onondaga Township’s grade for cost of living is a B−
The typical Onondaga Township home is worth about $261,000, up 2.5% in a year, close to the Michigan typical home.
| Onondaga Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,027 a month | $1,047 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Onondaga Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Onondaga Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Onondaga Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Onondaga Township
Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Onondaga is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Onondaga Township in Ingham County. As an unincorporated community, Onondaga has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 49264 ZIP Code. The Onondaga 49264 ZIP Code serves the majority of the township, as well as smaller areas in Hamlin Township to the west and Tompkins Township to the south. The community is centered along the Grand River approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Lansing and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Jackson.
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- Elevation
- 899 ft
- ZIP code
- 49264
Onondaga Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Onondaga Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onondaga Township | #491 | C+ | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Hamlin Township | #475 | C+ | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Leslie Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Aurelius Township | #274 | B | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Tompkins Township | #606 | C− | B− | — | C+ | C |
Leslie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Onondaga Township, Hamlin Township, Leslie Township, Aurelius Township and Tompkins Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Onondaga Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Onondaga Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Onondaga Township, MI a good place to live?
Onondaga Township grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #491 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Onondaga 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−.