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A town of 3,045, settled in 1859.
Ravenna Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $224K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Muskegon metro’s $65K median household income. It grades B overall, 299th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Patterson Park, at 26 acres. Ravenna Township’s median rent is $815 a month, against $1,047 a month in Michigan’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
Where Ravenna Township beats most towns.
Where Ravenna 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 Ravenna Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 343 in 1930, 1,308 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1945 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ravenna 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 Ravenna Township.
Most working residents leave Ravenna Township for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2011, Ravenna Township has added 180 jobs, to 835 in 2021. 6% of Ravenna Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Ravenna Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.9% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Ravenna Public Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Ravenna High School, with 317 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechnau Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 393 | C |
| Ravenna High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 317 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Ravenna Township since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ravenna Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ravenna Township tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures. 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Ravenna Township.
| Ravenna Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. Ravenna Township has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 3,045 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Ravenna Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.6 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 26% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Ravenna Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.3% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 48.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
1.9 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Ravenna Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Ravenna Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Conklin Park | 0.7 mi | 24 |
| 2. Thatcher Park | 0.6 mi | 9 |
| 3. Patterson Park | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ravenna Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi MuseumGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
36 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
23 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park21 mi TheatreAcrisure Amphitheater
15 mi MuseumUSS LST-393Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS LST-393: USN, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ravenna Township
About 3 of every 100 Ravenna Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Ravenna is a village in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,308 at the 2020 census. The village is located in Ravenna Township.
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4 towns share a border with Ravenna Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenna Township | #299 | B | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Sullivan Township | #562 | C | C | — | B | B− |
| Moorland Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
| Polkton Township | #307 | B | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Chester Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
Moorland Township and Chester Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ravenna Township, Sullivan Township, Moorland Township, Polkton Township and Chester Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ravenna Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Ravenna Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #299 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B+ 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.
