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Tecumseh is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 209th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: it reports less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 76% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $264K for a typical one and 3.7 times the Adrian area’s $71K median household income. Its National Register listings include Musgrove Evans House and Tecumseh Historic District. Tecumseh's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 84% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Indian Crossing Trails Park, 151 acres with 3.1 miles of trail.
Where Tecumseh beats most towns.
Musgrove Evans House
Census counts: 1,670 in 1850, 8,680 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Tecumseh is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tecumseh, 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 Tecumseh.
Tecumseh is healthier than towns with similar incomes, trades workers with Adrian and other neighbors and sees little violent crime.
4.6 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. At 0.8 miles per square mile, Tecumseh’s trail density is against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Tecumseh | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Indian Crossing Trails Park | 3.1 mi | 151 |
| 2. Tecumseh Park | — | 24 |
| 3. Douglas W. Bird Kiwanis Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Tecumseh Public Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Tecumseh High School, with 736 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecumseh Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 900 | B− |
| Tecumseh High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 736 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 5 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
At 3.3 per 1,000 residents, Tecumseh’s property crime rate is below both the Michigan town median (8) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). The violent crime rate in Tecumseh is 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Tecumseh | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.3 per 1,000 residents | 8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Tecumseh has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Tecumseh has about as many jobs (2,884) as working residents, but only 435 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Tecumseh for work: only 14% work in town. 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Tecumseh. Since 2011, Tecumseh has lost 280 jobs, to 2,884 in 2021.
| Tecumseh | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan. 21% of Tecumseh residents are 65 or older.
| Tecumseh | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Tecumseh | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.5% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.9% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 9,570 U.S. towns with household incomes like Tecumseh’s, it is healthier than 74%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Tecumseh beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Tecumseh | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Tecumseh | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical home values rose 7.2% in the year to September 2026.
| Tecumseh | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,003 a month | $1,047 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Tecumseh
About 4 of every 100 Tecumseh residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
11 places in Tecumseh on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Tecumseh.
City in Michigan, United States
Tecumseh ( tə-CUM-see) is a city in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan, near the River Raisin. Tecumseh is about 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Detroit, 25 miles (40 km) south of Ann Arbor, and 40 miles (64 km) north of Toledo, Ohio. The main street of downtown is Chicago Boulevard, also designated as M-50. It crosses the River Raisin a few miles east of M-52. As of the 2020 census, Tecumseh had a population of 8,680. The city is surrounded on three sides by Tecumseh Township, but the two are politically independent. Raisin Township borders the southern edge of the city. In 2009 the city was rated by CNNMoney as #93 among the 100 best small towns to live in.
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2 towns share a border with Tecumseh.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tecumseh | #209 | B+ | C+ | A− | A− | B− |
| Tecumseh Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Raisin Township | #277 | B | B− | A | B | C+ |
Tecumseh Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Tecumseh Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Tecumseh with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Tecumseh grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #209 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health, A− for safety and A− 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 C+.
8 notable people were born here, including Elman Service and Claude H. Van Tyne.
