Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,402. 75% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
The best of Prairie Ronde Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and incomes and an A− for health; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 8 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 114 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Prairie Ronde Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 89% of U.S. towns. Fanckboner-Nichols Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Prairie Ronde Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Prairie Ronde Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Prairie Ronde Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 15.4% |
Where Prairie Ronde 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 Prairie Ronde Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1840.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Prairie Ronde 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 Prairie Ronde Township.
26% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Prairie Ronde Township, against 34% in Michigan’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 19% of Prairie Ronde Township adults get no exercise outside work. Prairie Ronde Township beats the Michigan average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Prairie Ronde Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Prairie Ronde Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Prairie Ronde Township for work: only 1% work in town. At $126,000, Prairie Ronde Township’s median household income is where Michigan’s towns sit at $77,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Prairie Ronde Township.
| Prairie Ronde Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Prairie Ronde Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Flowerfield Creek Nature Sanctuary, at 22 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flowerfield Creek Nature Sanctuary | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prairie Ronde Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
11 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
40 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
36 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
27 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year29 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park ZooNotre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Prairie Ronde Township
About 5 of every 100 Prairie Ronde Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Prairie Ronde Township is a civil township located in the southwestern corner of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,369 at the 2020 census. Prairie Ronde is the birthplace of the women's suffragist Olympia Brown.
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4 towns share a border with Prairie Ronde Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Ronde Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Texas Township | #206 | B+ | C− | — | A | A− |
| Schoolcraft Township | #241 | B+ | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Porter Township | — | — | C | — | B− | B− |
| Flowerfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
Prairie Ronde Township, Porter Township and Flowerfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Prairie Ronde Township, Texas Township, Schoolcraft Township, Porter Township and Flowerfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Prairie Ronde Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
75% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
