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A solid town with one catch. Overall, Yankee Springs Township earns a B+, which places it 202nd of 697 in Michigan. On that grade it does better than nearly three quarters of U.S. towns. Its strongest is schools: its public schools beat four fifths of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. Homes run about $374K for a typical one, 4.5 times the Grand Rapids metro’s $83K median household income. The drawback is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. 56% of the land here is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US.
Where Yankee Springs Township beats most towns.
4,065 counted in 2010 and 5,322 in 2020; an estimated 5,462 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 Yankee Springs Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Yankee Springs 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 Yankee Springs Township.
Yankee Springs Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Michigan and sends most of its workers to Grand Rapids and beyond.
Its 12,790 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Michigan towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #15 of 701 in Michigan.
The concentration of trails in Yankee Springs Township is 1.7 miles per square mile. 60 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Barry State Game Area, 8,030 acres with 19.2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yankee Springs Recreation Area | 35.1 mi | 4,541 |
| 2. Barry State Game Area | 19.2 mi | 8,030 |
| 3. Long Lake Outdoor Center | 1.6 mi | 96 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Yankee Springs Township has 254 jobs for its 2,557 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Employers in Yankee Springs Township added 88 jobs between 2011 and 2021, to 254. Most people who work leave Yankee Springs Township to do it: just 2% work in town. Also worth knowing: its average commute comes in at 29 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 20 miles.
| Yankee Springs Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On expected storm and flood damage, Yankee Springs Township sits below 74% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 59% come from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes. Since 2014, Yankee Springs Township has seen 2 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For adults in Yankee Springs Township, the share who feel lonely is 31%. 32% of adults here have high blood pressure; 9.7% have diabetes.
| Yankee Springs Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 12% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Yankee Springs Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 68 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among residents in Yankee Springs Township, 21% are 65 or older. Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Yankee Springs Township at 5,462 residents, up 2.6% since 2020. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 28%, against 32% across Michigan.
| Yankee Springs Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Yankee Springs Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.6% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
1 within 15 miles of the center of Yankee Springs Township
About 2 of every 100 Yankee Springs Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
56.1% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Township in Michigan, United States
Yankee Springs Township is a civil township of Barry County, Michigan, United States. The population was 5,322 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Yankee Springs Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankee Springs Township | #202 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Orangeville Township | #425 | B− | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Rutland Township | #289 | B | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Thornapple Township | #75 | A | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Wayland Township | #155 | A− | B | — | A− | B− |
| Hope Township | #131 | A− | A | — | B | B− |
Yankee Springs Township, Orangeville Township, Rutland Township, Thornapple Township, Wayland Township and Hope Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Yankee Springs Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Yankee Springs Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #202 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.