Trowbridge TownshipMI
A town of 2,561, settled in 1862.
Is Trowbridge Township a good place to live?
Trowbridge Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $236K, 2.8 years of the Holland area’s $83K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 495th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. 9.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Trowbridge Township, below both the Michigan town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Allegan State Game Area, at 1,129 acres.
What makes Trowbridge Township stand out
Where Trowbridge Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Trowbridge Township for work
Where Trowbridge Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Trowbridge Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Trowbridge Township is from typical.
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Moving to Trowbridge Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Trowbridge 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Trowbridge Township.
Trowbridge Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Allegan and beyond.
Most working residents commute out of Trowbridge Township
Trowbridge Township has 336 jobs for its 1,163 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Trowbridge Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2011, Trowbridge Township has added 140 jobs, to 336 in 2021. The top destinations are Allegan (20%), Holland (6%) and Allegan Township (5%).
| Trowbridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Health in Trowbridge Township trails 68% of U.S. towns
Trowbridge Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 17% of Trowbridge Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Trowbridge Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Trowbridge Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17.3% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Trowbridge Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Trowbridge Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Bloomingdale weather station, 8 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Trowbridge Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 18°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Allegan State Game Area | — | 1,129 |
| 2. Baseline Lake Public Access | — | 5 |
| 3. Sheffer Lake Public Access | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Trowbridge Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Trowbridge Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Trowbridge Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Trowbridge Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Trowbridge Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,530 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 735 ft
Trowbridge Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Trowbridge Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trowbridge Township | #495 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Cheshire Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
| Otsego Township | #217 | B+ | B− | — | A | B− |
| Allegan Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cheshire Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Trowbridge Township, Cheshire Township and Otsego Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Allegan Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Trowbridge Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Trowbridge Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Trowbridge Township, MI a good place to live?
Trowbridge Township grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #495 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Trowbridge Township, MI expensive?
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 A−.