Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, settled in 1832, counts 2,735 residents.
Much to like here, and you pay for it. Saline Township grades A overall and ranks 84th of 697 in Michigan. It comes out better than 89% of U.S. towns. Where it does best is schools: its schools outperform 96% of the state's. The trade-off is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. Cost of living is weaker too (C): the typical home is worth about $310K, 3.5 years of the Ann Arbor metro’s $89K median household income. Only 50 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US.
Where Saline Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Saline Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 15.4% |
1,896 counted in 2010 and 2,277 in 2020; an estimated 2,735 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 20.5% since 2020, after 20.1% in the decade before.
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 Saline Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 858 in 1880, a low of 584 in 1900, 8,948 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 2 maps from 1906 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Saline Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
34 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
16 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
14 mi LandmarkYpsilanti Water Tower37 mi MuseumMarvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
35 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a yearMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Ypsilanti Water Tower: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Saline 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 Saline Township.
Saline Township has less food insecurity than most of Michigan and sends most of its workers to Ann Arbor and beyond.
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 7.8% of its 16,300 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
7.8% of adults worry about having enough food in Saline Township. CDC measures, 32 in all: Saline Township beats Michigan on 23 and trails on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 16% get no exercise outside work, 28% have obesity.
| Saline Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 25% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Saline Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.6% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Saline Township is 18 of 100. Expected losses in Saline Township break down as 48% from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Saline Township has 149 jobs for its 1,038 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Saline Township’s median household income stands at $103,000. For most workers, Saline Township is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Saline Township grew to 149 in 2021, 94 more than in 2011. 5% of residents live below the poverty line locally, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Saline Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
A winter brings about 59 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 83°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2,735 people lived in Saline Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 20% more than in 2020. By age, Saline Township looks like Michigan: each broad group is within 4 points. For adults 25 and older in the town, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 40%.
| Saline Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 26% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.3 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 21% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Saline Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.1% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
4 within 15 miles of the center of Saline Township
About 5 of every 100 Saline Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Where Saline Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
City in the United States
Saline ( sə-LEEN) is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, in the Ann Arbor–Ypsilanti metropolitan area. The population was 8,948 at the 2020 census. The city borders Saline Township to the southwest, and the two are administered autonomously.
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5 towns share a border with Saline Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline Township | #84 | A | C | — | A+ | A |
| Saline | #90 | A | C+ | B | A+ | A |
| Bridgewater Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | A− |
| York Township | #195 | B+ | C− | — | A | A− |
| Macon Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | B− |
| Lodi Township | #20 | A+ | C+ | — | A+ | A+ |
Bridgewater Township and Macon Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Saline Township, Bridgewater Township, York Township, Macon Township and Lodi Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Saline Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Saline Township grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #84 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A for health and A+ 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 C.
