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A town of 4,618. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Whiteford Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $278K for a typical one, or 3.6 years of the Monroe metro’s $77K median household income. It grades A overall, 70th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $101K. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 701 Michigan towns we compare have a higher July high than Whiteford Township. Whiteford Township's schools outperform 87% of the state's.
Where Whiteford Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteford Elementary School | PK–5 | 380 |
| Whiteford Middle School | 6–8 | 188 |
| Whiteford High School | 9–12 | 262 |
Where Whiteford 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 Whiteford Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 696 in 1850, 4,590 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 5 maps from 1912 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Whiteford 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 Whiteford Township.
Whiteford Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, sends many workers across the state line to Sylvania Township and has less food insecurity than most of Michigan.
Its A for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $278K.
Its public schools are run by the Whiteford Agricultural School District. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteford Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 380 | A |
| Whiteford High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 262 | B |
| Whiteford Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 188 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
16 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Whiteford Stoneco Community Park, 93 acres with 2.6 miles of trail.
| Whiteford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whiteford Stoneco Community Park | 2.6 mi | 93 |
| 2. Ottawa Lake Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
52% of working residents cross a state line to work, Sylvania Township among the top destinations. Jobs based here grew from 625 in 2011 to 1,188.
Most working residents leave Whiteford Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Whiteford Township grew to 1,188 in 2021, 563 more than in 2011. 4.5% of Whiteford Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Whiteford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Whiteford Township since 2009.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 9.2% of its 3,323 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide. Against the 8,517 U.S. towns with household incomes like Whiteford Township’s, it is less healthy than 51%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Whiteford Township beats the Michigan average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Whiteford Township adults feel lonely, below both the Michigan town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 9.2% of adults worry about having enough food in Whiteford Township.
| Whiteford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Whiteford Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 15.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Whiteford Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide). Whiteford Township’s median age is 47 years. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Whiteford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.3 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Whiteford Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.6% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whiteford Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
11 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
38 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
13 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo Zoo
16 mi LandmarkFort Meigs
33 mi LandmarkYpsilanti Water TowerMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Meigs: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ypsilanti Water Tower: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Whiteford Township
About 3 of every 100 Whiteford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, US
Whiteford Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,590 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Whiteford Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteford Township | #70 | A | B | — | A | B+ |
| Bedford Township | #259 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Lambertville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riga Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Summerfield Township | #173 | A− | B− | — | A | B− |
Riga Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Whiteford Township, Bedford Township, Riga Township and Summerfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lambertville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Whiteford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Whiteford Township grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #70 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
