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Stockbridge Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $230K for a typical one, or 3.2 years of the Lansing metro’s $73K median household income. It grades A− overall, 157th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Stockbridge Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Stockbridge Town Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Stockbridge Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Stockbridge Township beats most towns.
Where Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 160 in 1880, 1,244 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 4 maps from 1919 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Stockbridge Community Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Stockbridge JrSr High School, with 481 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 331 | C+ |
| Stockbridge JrSr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 481 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 1,158 working residents takes 35.4 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Stockbridge Township for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2011, Stockbridge Township has lost 90 jobs, to 517 in 2021. 5.9% of Stockbridge Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Stockbridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). Stockbridge Township’s median age is 48.1 years. Stockbridge Township has grown 2.1% since 2020, to 3,998 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Stockbridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 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.
| Stockbridge Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Stockbridge Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Stockbridge Township beats the Michigan average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Stockbridge Township.
| Stockbridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 25% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Stockbridge Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Beckwith Preserve, at 29 acres. The trail density in Stockbridge Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Stockbridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stockbridge Town Square | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| 2. Beckwith Preserve | — | 29 |
| 3. Veterans Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Stockbridge Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Stockbridge Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Village in Michigan, United States
Stockbridge is a village in Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located within Stockbridge Township about 36 miles (58 km) southeast from downtown Lansing. The population was 1,244 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Stockbridge Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge Township | #157 | A− | B | — | B+ | B |
| Unadilla Township | #122 | A− | B | A | B+ | A− |
| Bunker Hill Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
| White Oak Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Waterloo Township | #537 | C | C− | — | B+ | B |
Bunker Hill Township and White Oak Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Stockbridge Township, Bunker Hill Township, White Oak Township and Waterloo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Stockbridge Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Stockbridge Township grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #157 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
