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OveriselMI

A town of 3,154. Healthier than 68% of U.S. towns.

Population

3,154

+7.6% since 2010

Median home value

$344K

Census ACS

Household income

$101K

median

Median age

39.8

years

Jobs based here

450

A commuter town

What makes Overisel stand out

The 2 things Overisel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

100 U.S. towns● Overisel

Health

Healthier than 68%

of U.S. towns on CDC estimates

Better than MI on 11 measures, worse on 1.

A−School Grade

Schools

#177 for schools in MI

of 490 towns

School Grade A−.

A commuter town

94% of working residents leave Overisel for work

Where Overisel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

450jobs based in Overisel

6%of working residents work in town

10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

Overisel’s report card

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Commute10 miHalf of commuters travel less HealthB+Healthier than 68% of U.S. towns SchoolsA−Beats 83% of MI districts Hazards31/100Low risk of storm & flood damage Climate83°/18°Summer high · winter low · 78″ snow Outdoors6 miof trails · 0.9% conserved

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Weather

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63°

Cloudy

H 0° · L 61°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Overisel

Most working residents leave Overisel for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Holland (16%), Holland (13%) and Zeeland (11%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Overisel6%

Holland16%

Holland13%

Zeeland11%

Grand Rapids5%

10 mi

median commute distance

450

jobs based in Overisel

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →

Health

Healthier than 68% of U.S. towns

Overisel beats the Michigan average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

B+Health Grade

32 measures vs. Michigan

11 better20 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Overisel	MI
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	7%	8.7%
Fewer adults who have had a stroke	3%	3.7%
More binge drinkers	18.9%	15.9%

Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital

6.7 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: primary care

80th

percentile among MI towns

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

Schools

Overisel’s public schools outperform 83% of Michigan districts

The public schools Overisel’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Bentheim Elementary School	PK–4	281	B+
Hamilton Virtual School	K–12	172	B

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →

Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.

31risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Overisel has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 78 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

78″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°

Spring37–58°

Summer59–81°

Fall42–61°

Oct 21

typical first frost

Apr 28

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

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

Outdoors

0.9% of Overisel is conserved land

5.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.9%conserved

0.9%

conserved · 203 of 22,722 acres

5.5 mi

of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

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Overisel’s story

Overisel in pictures

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About Overisel

Township in Michigan, United States

Official town website ↗

Overisel Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,113 at the 2020 census. Overisel was named after the Dutch province of Overijssel. Overisel is the birthplace of mathematician George David Birkhoff, best known for what is now called the ergodic theorem.

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