Rollin TownshipMI
A town of 3,020, settled in 1835.
Is Rollin Township a good place to live?
Rollin Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $224K, 3.2 years of the Adrian area’s $71K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 467th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 29% of residents are 65 or older in Rollin Township, above both Michigan’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (18%). The biggest park or preserve is Ramsdell Park, at 177 acres.
What makes Rollin Township stand out
Where Rollin Township beats most towns.
95% of working residents leave Rollin Township for work
Where Rollin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Rollin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Rollin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Rollin Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rollin 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 Rollin Township.
Rollin Township is a second-home town and sends most of its workers to Adrian and beyond.
Most working residents commute out of Rollin Township
Rollin Township has 199 jobs for its 1,163 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Rollin Township for work: only 5% work in town. Rollin Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Adrian (12%), Jackson (8%) and Ann Arbor (4%).
| Rollin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Rollin Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Rollin Township is less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns
Rollin Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 28% of Rollin Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Rollin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rollin Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Older than Michigan overall
27% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 5.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
The median age in Rollin Township is 52.4 years. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Rollin Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.4 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Rollin Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.1% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.2% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Rollin Township
Rollin Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ramsdell Park | — | 177 |
| 2. Jack Tibbs Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Devils Lake Public Access | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Michigan Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rollin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
37 mi TheatreMichigan Theater
37 mi MuseumUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art
12 mi GardenHidden Lake Gardens
38 mi GardenNichols Arboretum
37 mi MuseumKelsey Museum of ArchaeologyPhoto credits
Michigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michigan Theater: mrkumm, CC BY 2.0 · University of Michigan Museum of Art: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hidden Lake Gardens: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Nichols Arboretum: Pentawing , CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Rollin Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rollin Township
About 2 of every 100 Rollin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Rollin Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Rollin Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,035 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,043 ft
Rollin Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Rollin Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollin Township | #467 | C+ | B | — | B | C |
| Woodstock Township | #520 | C | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Rome Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Hudson Township | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C− |
| Manitou Beach-Devils Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheatland Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
Rome Township, Hudson Township and Wheatland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rollin Township, Woodstock Township, Rome Township, Hudson Township and Wheatland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Manitou Beach-Devils Lake isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rollin Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Rollin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rollin Township, MI a good place to live?
Rollin Township grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #467 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B for schools.
Is Rollin Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.