Walton TownshipMI
A town of 2,201. 25% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Walton Township a good place to live?
The best of Walton Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 85 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. 93% of households own their home in Walton Township, above both the Michigan town median (84%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). On the outdoors, just 26 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Residential Drive-Townline Brook Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Walton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Walton Township stand out
Where Walton Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
98% of working residents leave Walton Township for work
Where Walton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Walton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Walton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Walton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Walton 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 Walton Township.
Most of Walton Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
That puts Walton Township where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most working residents leave Walton Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2011, Walton Township has added 29 jobs, to 142 in 2021.
| Walton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 14% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Public schools in Walton Township beat 67% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Olivet Community Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Persons Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 374 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Low risk in Walton Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Walton Township since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Walton Township
Walton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 25% of Walton Township residents are under 18. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Walton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Walton Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.5% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Residents of Walton Township are healthier than 56% of U.S. towns
Walton Township beats the Michigan average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Walton Township.
| Walton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Walton Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.1% | 77.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
North Country Trail and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Walton Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
38 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
28 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
14 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
27 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year20 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park ZooPhoto credits
North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Walton Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Walton Township
About 4 of every 100 Walton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Walton Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Walton Township is a civil township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,293 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 892 ft
Walton Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Walton Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B |
| Lee Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Bellevue Township | #481 | C+ | A− | — | C | C+ |
| Brookfield Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Carmel Township | #456 | C+ | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Eaton Township | #281 | B | A− | — | B− | C+ |
Walton Township, Lee Township and Brookfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Walton Township, Lee Township, Bellevue Township, Brookfield Township, Carmel Township and Eaton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Walton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Walton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Walton Township, MI a good place to live?
25% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Is Walton 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−.