Most working residents leave Alaiedon for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Lansing (22%), East Lansing (8%) and Mason (5%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Alaiedon6%

Lansing22%

East Lansing8%

Mason5%

Meridian5%

10 mi

median commute distance

5,403

jobs based in Alaiedon

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →

Schools

Alaiedon’s public schools outperform 86% of Michigan districts

The public schools Alaiedon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

ASchool Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Alaiedon Elementary School	PK–5	375	A−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →

Health

Healthier than 80% of U.S. towns

Alaiedon beats the Michigan average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

A−Health Grade

32 measures vs. Michigan

15 better17 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Alaiedon	MI
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	9.8%	15.4%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	5.9%	8.7%

Mclaren Greater Lansing

6.1 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: primary care

90th

percentile among MI towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 12% of U.S. communities.

12risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

paid flood claims since 2008

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Alaiedon has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–33°

Spring36–57°

Summer58–80°

Fall41–60°

Oct 17

typical first frost

Apr 28

typical last frost

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Outdoors

0.5% of Alaiedon is conserved land

1.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.5%conserved

0.5%

conserved · 111 of 22,657 acres

1.5 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Der Happy Hallow	—	104

Somerville Barn · National Register of Historic Places

Alaiedon’s story

Alaiedon in pictures

1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Alaiedon

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Alaiedon Township ( AL-ə-dən) is a civil township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,910.

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