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For most people who can afford it, yes. Washington Township grades B+ overall, 225th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. It has 52 miles of trail. Its schools outperform 87% of the state's and the median household earns $98K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $478K, 6.2 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. Washington Township’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Stony Creek Metropark, at 3,080 acres with 35.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 52 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns score lower on civic life.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
25,139 counted in 2010 and 28,165 in 2020; an estimated 29,229 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 maps from 1936 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington 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 Washington Township.
Washington Township has less food insecurity than most of Michigan, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Michigan.
At 6.2 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $478K) costs more against local pay than in 96% of Michigan towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $4,502, against $2,904 across Michigan, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Washington Township home is worth about $478,000, up 2.3% in a year, 81% above the Michigan typical home.
| Washington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,151 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Romeo Community Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Romeo High School, with 1,817 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hills Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 456 | A− |
| Romeo High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,817 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stony Creek Metropark | 35.1 mi | 3,080 |
| 2. Gilcher-Crissman Park | — | 43 |
| 3. Washington Township Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 7% work in town. At 30 minutes, Washington Township’s average trip to work is where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Sterling Heights (8%), Troy (8%) and Shelby Township (8%).
| Washington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 9.9% of its 10,361 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
Washington Township beats the Michigan average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 82% of adults had a checkup this year in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.8% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Washington Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Washington Township has grown 3.8% since 2020, to 29,229 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 34% of Washington Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Washington Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 26% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.6 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Washington Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.7% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
4 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 5 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
16.1% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
2 places in Washington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Washington Township.
Charter township in Michigan, United States
Washington Charter Township, located within Metro Detroit, is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 28,165 at the 2020 census, up from 25,139 in 2010.
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4 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #225 | B+ | C− | — | A | B+ |
| Oakland Township | #16 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ | A+ |
| Bruce Township | #213 | B+ | C− | — | A | B+ |
| Ray Township | #291 | B | C | — | A | B− |
| Shelby Township | #207 | B+ | C− | B+ | A− | B+ |
Washington Township, Bruce Township and Ray Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Washington Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #225 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
3 notable people were born here, including Austin Czarnik and Howard Wiest.
