CarrolltonMI
A town of 5,665. Healthier than 85% of U.S. towns.
What makes Carrollton stand out
The 3 things Carrollton does most differently from other towns.
96% of working residents leave Carrollton for work
Where Carrollton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Carrollton’s report card
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Weather
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Upcoming events
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carrollton. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents commute out of Carrollton
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.
Where working residents work
Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns
Carrollton beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| What stands out | Carrollton | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.7% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.9% | 10.2% |
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
Carrollton’s public schools outperform 27% of Michigan districts
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.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Elementary School | PK–5 | 662 | C− |
| JB Griffin | PK–K | — | Not graded |
| Bethlehem Lutheran School Private | PK–8 | 130 | |
| Carrollton Middle School | 6–8 | 344 | C− |
| Carrollton High School | 9–12 | 431 | B− |
| Omni High School | 9–12 | 125 | D− |
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
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.
Typical low → high °F
Less crime per resident than 36% of U.S. towns
Carrollton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
About Carrollton
Civil township in Michigan, United States
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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- Population
- 5,750
- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 587 ft
Carrollton’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Carrollton.