Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Springport Township’s subject grades are an A− for safety and an A for history; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Springport Township, above both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). A typical home costs about $144K, 2.2 years of the Jackson metro’s $66K median household income. On the outdoors, just 32 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. James M. Jameson Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Springport Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Springport Township beats most towns.
James M. Jameson FarmWhere Springport 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 Springport Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2005.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Springport 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 Springport Township.
At 0.5 per 1,000 residents, Springport Township’s violent crime rate is below both Michigan’s towns (1.9) and U.S. towns (1.6).
| Springport Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Springport Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springport Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 437 | C+ |
| Springport High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 273 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Springport Township for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Springport Township is 28 minutes. Since 2011, Springport Township has lost 37 jobs, to 225 in 2021.
| Springport Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Springport Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 28% of Springport Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Springport Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Springport Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.7% | 8.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.9% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Springport Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Springport Community Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springport Township. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
18 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
24 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo27 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
39 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
24 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Springport Township
About 4 of every 100 Springport Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Springport is a village in Jackson County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Springport had a population of 776. The village is located within Springport Township on M-99 about 20 miles (32.2 km) northwest of Jackson. Springport High School is located in the village.
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4 towns share a border with Springport Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springport Township | — | — | B+ | A− | C+ | C |
| Parma Township | #564 | C | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Tompkins Township | #606 | C− | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Hamlin Township | #475 | C+ | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Clarence Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | C |
Springport Township and Clarence Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Parma Township, Tompkins Township, Hamlin Township and Clarence Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Springport Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
