ScottsMI
237 people live in this town, settled in 1872.
Is Scotts a good place to live?
Scotts has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
237 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Scotts: who provides what
Scotts is unincorporated, so Kalamazoo County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Scotts.
More children than Michigan overall
Children under 18 are 43% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 6% of residents (22% statewide). Michigan has nearly a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 27%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of Scotts’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.5 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Scotts | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 32.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.9% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 25.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
A home in Scotts is worth about $320K, on Zillow’s estimate
Typical home values rose 3.8% in the year to September 2026. 77% of Scotts households are owner-occupiers, below Michigan’s towns (84%) but above U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Scotts
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Scotts: inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Scotts break down as 60% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Scotts has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
In Scotts, the mean commuting time is 28 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). For most workers, Scotts is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. This Michigan town had 56 jobs in 2021, up 43 from 2011. The top destinations are Portage (13%), Kalamazoo (12%) and Climax Township (6%).
| Scotts | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
How healthy Scotts is
40% of adults have high blood pressure in Scotts. The town beats the Michigan average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Scotts | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Scotts | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.4% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Air Zoo and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Scotts. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
17 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year14 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
24 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
11 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of Arts
11 mi MuseumKalamazoo Valley MuseumPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Valley Museum: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Scotts
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Scotts
About 0 of every 100 Scotts residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Scotts
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Scotts is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Scotts had a population of 187. The community is located on the boundary between Climax Township and Pavilion Township.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 912 ft
- ZIP code
- 49088
Questions about Scotts
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Scotts, MI a good place to live?
Scotts has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.