York TownshipMI
A town of 9,130, settled in 1834. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is York Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. York Township grades B+ overall, ranked 195th of 697 in Michigan. Its public schools beat 91% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. The median household earns $137K and it is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $436K, 4.9 years of the Ann Arbor metro’s $89K median household income. York Township’s median household income is $137,000, against $77,000 in Michigan’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Sandra Richardson Park, 137 acres with 4.1 miles of trail.
What makes York Township stand out
Where York Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave York Township for work
Where York Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How York Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far York Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Michigan Stadium and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around York Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
38 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
28 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
37 mi TheatreFox Theatre
13 mi Park & preserveDomino's FarmsPhoto credits
Michigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ford Field: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Comerica Park: City of Detroit, Public domain · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fox Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to York Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in York 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 York Township.
York Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has household incomes well above the Michigan norm and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
York Township’s grade for schools is an A
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Arbor Charter AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 800 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
York Township’s grade for health is an A−
Against the 3,861 U.S. towns with household incomes like York Township’s, it is less healthy than 68%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
30% of York Township adults sleep under 7 hours. York Township beats the Michigan average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of York Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| York Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | York Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 19% | 24.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.1% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of York Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 1,382 in 2011 to 1,929.
Most working residents leave York Township for work: only 3% work in town. 21% of workers work from home in York Township. Since 2011, York Township has added 547 jobs, to 1,929 in 2021.
| York Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 10% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
| York Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sandra Richardson Park | 4.1 mi | 137 |
| 2. Draper-Houston Meadows Preserve | 2.5 mi | 109 |
| 3. Mary McCann Park | 2.2 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Low risk in York Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More middle-aged adults than Michigan overall
The median household earns $136,909, against $72,875 across Michigan, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (21% statewide). York Township’s median age is 45.6 years. 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| York Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 26% | 29% |
| Median age | 45.6 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
39% women, 61% men
About 155 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 76% are men (MI 50%).
| York Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
In York Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
York Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 59 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about York Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of York Township
About 7 of every 100 York Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About York Township
Charter township in Michigan, United States
York Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,108 at the 2020 census. The township is located north of the city of Milan and is home to the Federal Correctional Institution, Milan, which carried out the only capital punishment sentence in the state's history when Tony Chebatoris was executed in 1938.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 732 ft
York Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with York Township.
Augusta Township next door grades lower for schools (C to York Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | #195 | B+ | C− | — | A | A− |
| Milan | #106 | A | B− | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Augusta Township | #323 | B | B− | — | C | A− |
| Saline | #90 | A | C+ | B | A+ | A |
| Saline Township | #84 | A | C | — | A+ | A |
| Milan Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B |
Milan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. York Township, Augusta Township, Saline Township and Milan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare York Township with a neighbor →
Questions about York Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is York Township, MI a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. York Township grades B+ overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #195 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is York Township, MI expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
What is York Township, MI known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Mary Collins Whiting and Mary Frances Tucker.