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A town of 6,485, settled in 1833.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Webster Township grades A overall, 103rd among Michigan's 697 graded towns. It is healthier than 96% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $155K and its schools rank ahead of 95% of Michigan towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $564K, 6.3 years of the Ann Arbor metro’s $89K median household income. 70% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Webster Township, above both the Michigan town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Gordon Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Webster Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Webster Township beats most towns.
Where Webster Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Webster Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1895 and 4 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Webster Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
31 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
9 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
40 mi MuseumDetroit Institute of Arts
38 mi MuseumHitsville U.S.A.
40 mi TheatreDetroit Masonic TempleMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Detroit Institute of Arts: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hitsville U.S.A.: Blob4000 at English Wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by FuriousFreddy at , Public domain · Detroit Masonic Temple: Einar Einarsson Kvaran aka Carptrash at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Webster 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 Webster Township.
Webster Township has less food insecurity than most of Michigan, sends most of its workers to Ann Arbor and beyond and has household incomes well above the Michigan norm.
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 7.5% of its 15,003 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
14% of adults get no exercise outside work in Webster Township. Webster Township beats the Michigan average on 25 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 9.3% of adults smoke cigarettes in Webster Township.
| Webster Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 25% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Webster Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.4% | 11.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Webster Township has 407 jobs for its 2,895 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 27.5% of workers work from home, against 13.5% across Michigan.
3.5% of Webster Township residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Webster Township for work: only 3% work in town. Webster Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Webster Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $155,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7.6 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Independence Lake County Park, 420 acres with 3.8 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Independence Lake County Park | 3.8 mi | 420 |
| 2. Hudson Mills Metropolitan Park | 0.1 mi | 281 |
| 3. Mud Lake Bog | — | 240 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Webster Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 61 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5 within 15 miles of the center of Webster Township
About 9 of every 100 Webster Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Webster Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,575 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Webster Township.
Hamburg Township next door grades lower for schools (B+ to Webster Township’s A+) and higher for cost of living (C+ to D).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Township | #103 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Dexter | #35 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Scio Township | #56 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Northfield Township | #54 | A | C | B+ | A | A |
| Dexter Township | #146 | A− | D | — | A | A+ |
| Hamburg Township | #58 | A | C+ | A | B+ | A− |
| Whitmore Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Webster Township, Dexter, Scio Township and Dexter Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Whitmore Lake isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Webster Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Webster Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #103 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A+ for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
