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Carrollton

A township of 5,665 people in Saginaw County, Michigan
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Civil township in Michigan, United States
5,750Population
3.5 sq miArea
587 ftElevation

Carrollton Township ( KAR-əl-tən) is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,750 at the 2020 census. Established in 1866, Carrollton contains a full-time police department, fire department, parks and recreation services, as well as its own public school system, Carrollton Public Schools. Along with being located on the Saginaw River, Carrollton offers close access to shopping malls, medical facilities, Saginaw Valley State University, and I-75. At only 3.34 square miles (8.7 km2) of land area, Carrollton Township is the fourth-smallest township in the state of Michigan, after Novi Township, Royal Oak Charter Township, and Pointe Aux Barques Tow…

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Safety in Carrollton

C+

Safety Grade C+

Carrollton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Carrollton 3.8
Michigan 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Carrollton 7.5
Michigan 13
U.S. 15.5
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Most working residents leave Carrollton for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Saginaw (19%), Saginaw (17%) and Midland (5%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Saginaw
19%
Saginaw
17%
Midland
5%
Kochville
4%
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Health in Carrollton

C−

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 37% of towns with similar incomes.

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1better than MI·17worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw · 2.3 mi · ER
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Tri-CapSaginaw · 1.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
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DentalShortage · county-wide
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CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 48604, 48724 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Carrollton →

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Carrollton has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

33° / 19°Winter
56° / 35°Spring
81° / 58°Summer
60° / 41°Fall
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School Grade C

The public schools Carrollton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 73% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Nearest: Public Libraries of SaginawSaginaw · 2 miles · 58 hrs a week

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