White Oak TownshipMI
A town of 1,220, settled in 1848.
Is White Oak Township a good place to live?
The best of White Oak Township’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and a B+ for civic life; the weakest is a C− for walkability. White Oak Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 8 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than White Oak Township. On the outdoors, just 123 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. White Oak Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes White Oak Township stand out
Where White Oak Township beats most towns.
1,220 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How White Oak Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far White Oak Township is from typical.
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Moving to White Oak Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in White Oak 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 White Oak Township.
White Oak Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in White Oak Township since 2013.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of White Oak Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave White Oak Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2011, White Oak Township has added 33 jobs, to 51 in 2021. White Oak Township’s median household income is $98,000, above both Michigan’s towns ($77,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
| White Oak Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
White Oak Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
White Oak Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
White Oak Township ranks healthier than 64% of the country’s towns
White Oak Township beats the Michigan average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of White Oak Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| White Oak Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | White Oak Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Michigan Stadium and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White Oak Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
31 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
18 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
37 mi LandmarkYpsilanti Water Tower
31 mi TheatreMichigan Theater
20 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park ZooPhoto credits
Michigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ypsilanti Water Tower: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Michigan Theater: mrkumm, CC BY 2.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about White Oak Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of White Oak Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 White Oak Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
99% of working residents leave White Oak Township for work
Where White Oak Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About White Oak Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
White Oak Township is a civil township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,199 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 928 ft
Questions about White Oak Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is White Oak 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 B+.