Vevay TownshipMI
A town of 3,638, settled in 1836. 39% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Vevay Township a good place to live?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B+, ranked 236th of 697 in Michigan. Its schools outperform 79% of the state's and it is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns. Vevay Township’s median household income is $110,000, against $77,000 in Michigan’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Vevay Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 86% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Ingham Conservation District, 180 acres with 2.7 miles of trail.
What makes Vevay Township stand out
Where Vevay Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
97% of working residents leave Vevay Township for work
Where Vevay Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Vevay Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Vevay Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Vevay Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vevay 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 Vevay Township.
Vevay Township has less food insecurity than most of Michigan and has household incomes well above the Michigan norm.
Vevay Township earns an A− for health
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 9.8% of its 14,283 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide. Against the 7,146 U.S. towns with household incomes like Vevay Township’s, it is healthier than 59%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
20% of Vevay Township adults get no exercise outside work. Vevay Township beats the Michigan average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 15% of Vevay Township adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Vevay Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Vevay Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Vevay Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Vevay Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Vevay Township grew to 506 in 2021, 207 more than in 2011. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Vevay Township.
| Vevay Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Vevay Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Vevay Township
Vevay Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Vevay Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 4.7% of Vevay Township
3.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Vevay Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Vevay Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ingham Conservation District | 2.7 mi | 180 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More children than Michigan overall
The median household earns $110,000, against $72,875 across Michigan, one input to its B for jobs and income.
Children under 18 are 27% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 14% of residents (19% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Vevay Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
About 73 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.5 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Vevay Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.9% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.1% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.5% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
Michigan Stadium and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vevay Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
14 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
14 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
39 mi TheatreMichigan Theater
15 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation Museum
39 mi MuseumUniversity of Michigan Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Michigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michigan Theater: mrkumm, CC BY 2.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · University of Michigan Museum of Art: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Vevay Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Vevay Township
About 10 of every 100 Vevay Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Vevay Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Vevay Township is a civil township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,606 at the 2020 census. The township is part of the Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area and mostly surrounds the city of Mason, but the two are administered autonomously.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 906 ft
Vevay Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Vevay Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vevay Township | #236 | B+ | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Mason | #120 | A− | C+ | B− | A− | A− |
| Leslie Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Alaiedon Township | #214 | B+ | C | — | A− | A− |
| Aurelius Township | #274 | B | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Ingham Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | B+ |
Leslie Township and Ingham Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Vevay Township, Leslie Township, Alaiedon Township, Aurelius Township and Ingham Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Vevay Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Vevay Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vevay Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Vevay Township grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #236 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Vevay Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.