Orange TownshipMI
A town of 1,018, settled in 1858.
Is Orange Township a good place to live?
Orange Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living. Among 702 Michigan towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Orange Township. Orange Township’s median age is 34.3 years, against 42.5 years in Michigan’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 29 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Orange Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Orange Township stand out
Where Orange Township beats most towns.
1,018 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Orange Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Orange Township is from typical.
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Moving to Orange Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orange 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 Orange Township.
Orange Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Orange Township
Orange Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Orange Township has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Orange Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2011, Orange Township has added 155 jobs, to 354 in 2021. At 22 minutes, Orange Township’s average trip to work is where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Orange Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Orange Township is less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
Orange Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of adults binge drink in Orange Township.
| Orange Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Orange Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 72.8% | 77.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Orange Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Orange Township; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Orange Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Orange Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Orange Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,012 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 797 ft
Questions about Orange Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Orange Township, MI expensive?
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−.