Waverly TownshipMI
A town of 2,502. 25% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
What should you know before moving to Waverly Township?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, 573rd among Michigan's 697 graded towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $84K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 72% of the country. A typical home there costs about $222K, 3.3 years of the county’s $68K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Paw Paw River Preserve, at 233 acres. 94% of households own their home in Waverly Township, above both Michigan’s towns (84%) and U.S. towns (73%). Waverly Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 80% of U.S. towns.
What makes Waverly Township stand out
Where Waverly Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Waverly Township for work
Where Waverly Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Waverly Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Waverly Township is from typical.
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Moving to Waverly Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Waverly 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 Waverly Township.
Waverly Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Kalamazoo and beyond.
Few of Waverly Township’s working residents work in town
Waverly Township has 101 jobs for its 1,021 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Jobs in Waverly Township grew by 54 from 2011 to 2021, reaching 101. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s average commute stands at 29 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles.
| Waverly Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Waverly Township earns a C for health
16% of adults binge drink in Waverly Township. In Waverly Township, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Waverly Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Waverly Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32.5% | 29.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in Waverly Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Bloomingdale weather station, 7 miles away, records that 109 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 84° and January nights drop to 18°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Waverly Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA puts 48% of Waverly Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Waverly Township sits below 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.8% of Waverly Township is conserved land
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paw Paw River Preserve | — | 233 |
| 2. Dayton-Willard Preserve | — | 31 |
| 3. School Section Lake Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Waverly Township sell for about $268K
Homes sold in Waverly Township spent a median 33 days on the market. In Waverly Township, 56% of sales closed above the list price. For renter households in the town, the share who spend 30% or more of their income on rent is 44%.
| Waverly Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 44% | 45% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,098 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Air Zoo and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Waverly Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Theme parkAir Zoo
37 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
28 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year
18 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of Arts40 mi Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
18 mi MuseumKalamazoo Valley MuseumPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Valley Museum: Cody Hough, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Waverly Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Waverly Township
About 5 of every 100 Waverly Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Waverly Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Waverly Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,506 at the 2020 census. Waverly Township was established in 1842.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 686 ft
Waverly Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Waverly Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Township | #573 | C− | B− | — | B− | C |
| Paw Paw Township | #395 | B− | B | — | B | C+ |
| Arlington Township | — | — | C+ | — | C− | D |
| Almena Township | #428 | B− | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Bloomingdale Township | #633 | D | B+ | — | C | D |
Arlington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Waverly Township, Paw Paw Township, Arlington Township, Almena Township and Bloomingdale Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Waverly Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Waverly Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Waverly Township, MI a good place to live?
Waverly Township grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #573 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Waverly Township, MI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $222,000, 16% below the Michigan typical home.