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A town of 3,169, settled in 1857. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Trash: drop-off onlyOverisel Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 147th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $101K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 78% of Michigan towns. A typical home there costs about $344K, 4.1 years of the Holland area’s $83K median household income. Only 62 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. 27% of residents are under 18 in Overisel Township, above both Michigan’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 96 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score lower on civic life.
Where Overisel Township beats most towns.
Where Overisel 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 Overisel Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,688 in 1960, 3,113 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2023 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Overisel Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Overisel Township.
Overisel Township sends most of its workers to Holland and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Its public schools are run by the Hamilton Community Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Overisel Township, with 453 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentheim Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 281 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Overisel Township has 450 jobs for its 1,712 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
For Overisel Township, the average commute is 21 minutes. Most people who work leave Overisel Township to do it: just 6% work in town. Among residents here, 2.6% live below the poverty line. This Michigan town had 450 jobs in 2021, up 23 from 2011.
| Overisel Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.1% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Against the 8,391 U.S. towns with household incomes like Overisel Township’s, it is healthier than 52%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
17% of Overisel Township adults say their health is fair or poor. Against the Michigan average, Overisel Township comes out ahead on 11 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Among adults here, 31% sleep under 7 hours and 32% have high blood pressure.
| Overisel Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Overisel Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3% | 3.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.9% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Overisel Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 31 of 100. Expected losses in Overisel Township break down as 73% from inland flooding and 9% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 78 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.5 miles of trail. The density of trails for Overisel Township comes to 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Overisel Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 25% of adults 25 and older, vs 32% across Michigan. The midpoint age in Overisel Township is 39.8 years. The share of residents in Overisel Township who are 65 or older: 18%.
| Overisel Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 26% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Overisel Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.2% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.2% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
2 within 15 miles of the center of Overisel Township
About 4 of every 100 Overisel Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Township in Michigan, United States
Overisel Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,113 at the 2020 census. Overisel was named after the Dutch province of Overijssel. Overisel is the birthplace of mathematician George David Birkhoff, best known for what is now called the ergodic theorem.
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4 towns share a border with Overisel Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overisel Township | #147 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Salem Township | #123 | A− | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Heath Township | #234 | B+ | B | — | B | B− |
| Zeeland Township | #7 | A+ | B− | — | A | A− |
| Fillmore Township | #59 | A | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
Overisel Township, Salem Township, Heath Township, Zeeland Township and Fillmore Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Overisel Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Overisel Township grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #147 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.