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A town of 18,597, settled in 1835.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Scio Township grades A overall, 56th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household earns $130K and its schools outperform 92% of the state's. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $519K, 5.8 years of the Ann Arbor metro’s $89K median household income. 71% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Scio Township, above both Michigan’s towns (26%) and U.S. towns (29%). Delhi Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Scio Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Scio Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 15.4% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Honey Creek Community School | K–8 | 236 |
| Washtenaw Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program | PK–8 | 4 |
| Daycroft School | PK–6 | 170 |
20,081 counted in 2010 and 17,552 in 2020; an estimated 18,597 in 2025.
The decline has turned around: up 6% since 2020, after a 12.6% drop 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 Scio Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1895 and 4 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Scio Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
31 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
8 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
39 mi MuseumHitsville U.S.A.
12 mi LandmarkYpsilanti Water Tower29 mi MuseumMarvin's Marvelous Mechanical MuseumMichigan 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 · Hitsville U.S.A.: Blob4000 at English Wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by FuriousFreddy at , Public domain · Ypsilanti Water Tower: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scio 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 Scio Township.
Scio Township has less food insecurity than most of Michigan, pairs an A for schools with high home prices and has household incomes well above the Michigan norm.
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 7.4% of its 36,236 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
25% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Scio Township. Among 701 Michigan towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Scio Township. 8% of adults smoke cigarettes in Scio Township.
| Scio Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 34% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Scio Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.3% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $519K.
Its public schools are run by the Dexter Community School District. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dexter High School, with 1,053 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Creek Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 236 | A |
| Dexter High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,053 | A+ |
| High Point SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 51 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
25 miles of trail in 21 parks and preserves. The trail density in Scio Township is 0.8 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is West Scio Preserve, 208 acres with 2.2 miles of trail.
| Scio Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kidder-McKeachie Scio Woods Preserve | 2.5 mi | 88 |
| 2. West Scio Preserve | 2.2 mi | 208 |
| 3. DeVine Preserve | 1.8 mi | 153 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Scio Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 61 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
27.7% of workers work from home, against 13.5% across Michigan.
28% of Scio Township workers work from home. Most working residents leave Scio Township for work: only 7% work in town. Scio Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Scio Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $130,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
4 within 15 miles of the center of Scio Township
About 6 of every 100 Scio Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Scio Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 17,552 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Scio Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scio Township | #56 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Ann Arbor | #203 | B+ | D− | C | A | A |
| Dexter | #35 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Webster Township | #103 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Lima Township | #87 | A | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Ann Arbor Township | #36 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Lodi Township | #20 | A+ | C+ | — | A+ | A+ |
Scio Township, Dexter, Webster Township, Lima Township, Ann Arbor Township and Lodi Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Scio Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Scio Township grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #56 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A+ for health 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.
