Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 40,265, organized in 1834. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Trash & recyclingFor most people who can afford it, yes. Pittsfield Township grades B+ overall, ranked 218th of 697 in Michigan. Its public schools beat 92% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. It is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $102K. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $401K, 4.5 years of the Ann Arbor metro’s $89K median household income. 64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pittsfield Township, against 26% in Michigan’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 79 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. Landgford and Lydia McMichael Sutherland Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Pittsfield Township beats most towns.
34,663 counted in 2010 and 39,147 in 2020; an estimated 40,265 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Pittsfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pittsfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
35 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
26 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
8 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
35 mi TheatreFox TheatreMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ford Field: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Comerica Park: City of Detroit, Public domain · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Fox Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pittsfield 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Pittsfield Township.
Pittsfield Township trades workers with Ann Arbor and other neighbors, has seen reported crime fall beyond ordinary swings and pairs an A for schools with high home prices.
25 miles of trail in 21 parks and preserves. The trail density in Pittsfield Township is 0.9 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Pittsfield Preserve North, 407 acres with 3.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lillie Park | 4 mi | 158 |
| 2. Pittsfield Preserve North | 3.7 mi | 407 |
| 3. Montibeller Park | 2.5 mi | 58 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $401K.
Its public schools are run by the Saline Area Schools. Two of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Saline High School, with 1,519 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 439 | A |
| Saline High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,519 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Pittsfield Township. Pittsfield Township beats the Michigan average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Pittsfield Township.
| Pittsfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pittsfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.3% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 16.6% | 24.9% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74% | 77.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 2010, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pittsfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 953 to 860 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Pittsfield Township’s property crime rate is 18.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Pittsfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 18.6 per 1,000 residents | 7.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Pittsfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 59 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pittsfield Township has about as many jobs (18,974) as working residents, but only 1,374 people both live and work here. 22.6% of workers work from home, against 13.5% across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Pittsfield Township for work: only 8% work in town. 23% of Pittsfield Township workers work from home. Since 2011, Pittsfield Township has added 3,661 jobs, to 18,974 in 2021.
| Pittsfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
4 within 15 miles of the center of Pittsfield Township
About 11 of every 100 Pittsfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
10.6% of the town is conserved land, across 21 parks and preserves.
Charter township in Michigan, United States
Pittsfield Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 39,147 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Pittsfield Township.
Ypsilanti Township next door grades lower for schools (C to Pittsfield Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (C+ to D).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield Township | #218 | B+ | D | C | A | A |
| Ann Arbor | #203 | B+ | D− | C | A | A |
| Saline | #90 | A | C+ | B | A+ | A |
| Ypsilanti Township | #411 | B− | C+ | — | C | A− |
| Lodi Township | #20 | A+ | C+ | — | A+ | A+ |
| Ann Arbor Township | #36 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
Ypsilanti Township, Lodi Township and Ann Arbor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pittsfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Pittsfield Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #218 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A for health, C for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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