Is Pine Grove Township a good place to live?
Pine Grove Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $192K, 2.8 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 470th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Pine Grove Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both Michigan’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
97% of working residents leave Pine Grove Township for work
Where Pine Grove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Pine Grove Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Pine Grove Township is from typical.
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Moving to Pine Grove Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove Township.
Pine Grove Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Kalamazoo and beyond.
Pine Grove Township’s grade for health is a C−
16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Pine Grove Township. Pine Grove Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Pine Grove Township.
| Pine Grove Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Pine Grove Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 17.7% | 14.6% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.1% | 29.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Pine Grove Township
Pine Grove Township has 164 jobs for its 1,241 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 33.4 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Pine Grove Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Pine Grove Township grew to 164 in 2021, 51 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Kalamazoo (15%), Portage (8%) and Allegan (7%).
| Pine Grove Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Pine Grove Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Bloomingdale weather station, 8 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Pine Grove Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 17°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide). 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Pine Grove Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 26% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.6 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 45.9, men 43.5.
| Pine Grove Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.9% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
Pine Grove Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pine Grove Township has set aside 2.2% of its land for conservation
1.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Goddess Grove | — | 4 |
| 2. Brandywine Lake Public Access | — | 4 |
| 3. Clear Lake Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Air Zoo and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Grove Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
21 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
13 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of Arts35 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
13 mi MuseumKalamazoo Valley Museum
24 mi MuseumMichigan Maritime MuseumPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Valley Museum: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michigan Maritime Museum: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Pine Grove Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Grove Township
About 2 of every 100 Pine Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Pine Grove Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Pine Grove Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,994 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 932 ft
Pine Grove Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Pine Grove Township.
Alamo Township next door grades higher for schools (A to Pine Grove Township’s B−) and lower for cost of living (C+ to B+).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove Township | #470 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C− |
| Gobles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bloomingdale Township | #633 | D | B+ | — | C | D |
| Alamo Township | #169 | A− | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Almena Township | #428 | B− | C+ | — | B | B− |
Pine Grove Township, Bloomingdale Township, Alamo Township and Almena Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Gobles isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pine Grove Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Pine Grove Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Grove Township, MI a good place to live?
Pine Grove Township grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #470 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Pine Grove 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 B+.