Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Three Oaks Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life. Three Oaks Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Three Oaks Township's schools rank ahead of 73% of Michigan towns. Three Oaks Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Union Meat Market and Warren Featherbone Company Office Building. Three Oaks Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Three Oaks Township beats most towns.
Union Meat MarketWhere Three Oaks 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 Three Oaks Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 499 in 1870, a peak of 1,829 in 2000, 1,370 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 2 maps from 1930 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Three Oaks 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 Three Oaks Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Three Oaks Township for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are New Buffalo Township (7%), New Buffalo (7%) and Chikaming Township (6%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
| Three Oaks Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Three Oaks Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 62 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. At 44.1 years, Three Oaks Township’s median age is close to Michigan’s towns (42.5 years) and above U.S. towns (40.5 years). Three Oaks Township has lost 2% of its people since 2020, down to 2,281 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Three Oaks Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.9 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 67% are men (MI 49%).
| Three Oaks Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Three Oaks Township beats the Michigan average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 40% of Three Oaks Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Three Oaks Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Three Oaks Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.1 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The trail density in Three Oaks Township is 0.1 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Kesling Nature Preserve, at 60 acres.
| Three Oaks Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kesling Nature Preserve | — | 60 |
| 2. Three Oaks Conservation Area | — | 37 |
| 3. Watkins Memorial Park | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Three Oaks Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
16 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
8 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
21 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
18 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
20 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumNotre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Three Oaks Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Three Oaks Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
2 places in Three Oaks Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Michigan, United States
Three Oaks is a village in Three Oaks Township, Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,370 at the 2020 census. The village of Three Oaks is located in the southwest corner of Michigan, just 5 miles from the shores of Lake Michigan and within 2 miles of the Indiana state line along US 12.
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3 towns share a border with Three Oaks Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Oaks Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| New Buffalo Township | #333 | B | C− | — | A+ | B |
| Chikaming Township | #264 | B+ | C− | B+ | B+ | B |
Three Oaks Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Three Oaks Township and New Buffalo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Three Oaks Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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