Orangeville, Michigan

Township in Barry County · population 3,398 (2020 Census)

Median home: $297,600
Household income: $83,281
Jan low / Jul high: 16° / 82°
Snow a year: 68 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 18
Median age: 53.6

Orangeville is a township of 3,398 people in Barry County, Michigan. The median home is worth $297,600, above the typical Michigan town ($193,900). It ranks better for a vacation home than 75% of Michigan towns.

How Orangeville ranks

Percentile among Michigan towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Michigan towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Orangeville is worth $297,600, above the typical Michigan town ($193,900). Homes cost about 3.6 times the median household income of $83,281, which is more affordable than 16% of Michigan towns. Median rent is $872 a month. 85.5% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Michigan towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Orangeville	Typical Michigan town
Median home value	$297,600	$193,900
Median rent	$872	$955
Median household income	$83,281	$69,792
Home value ÷ income	3.6×	2.8×
Homeownership	85.5%	86.8%
Median year built	1976	1975
Seasonal / vacation homes	18.2%	—

Who lives in Orangeville

People	Orangeville	Typical Michigan town
Median age	53.6	43.7
Age 65 and over	30.1%	20.7%
Under 18	16.1%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	21.5%
Below the poverty line	6.9%	10.4%
Veterans	5.6%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.8%	—
Work from home	21.6%	9.1%
Average commute	30.7 min	25.6 min
Homes with broadband	84.3%	88.8%

Weather in Orangeville

July highs average 82.1°F and January lows 16.1°F. About 39.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 68.4 inches of snow (typical Michigan town: 52.1 in). Expect about 11 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 152 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Hastings station (11.6 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 3 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Orangeville since 1950, compared with 10 for the typical Michigan town. 3 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F2, struck on August 26, 1986 about 4.5 miles from the town center. The most recent was on June 11, 2026.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 11 times; the largest was 2.50 inches on April 4, 2023.

Severe weather in Barry County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Barry County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996).

Barry County has been included in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, tornado, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
June 30, 2026	Flood	DR-4925: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
March 27, 2020	Biological	DR-4494: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3455: Covid-19
June 18, 2013	Flood	DR-4121: Flooding
July 14, 2008	Severe Storm	DR-1777: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding

Jobs and pay in Barry County

Barry County had 13,236 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $50,220 a year. Unemployment was 3.5% in 2023; in Orangeville itself the ACS puts it at 5.7%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Orangeville

Prairieville, MI
5.5 mi · 3,334 people · home $406,900
Hope, MI
5.9 mi · 3,154 people · home $232,300
Yankee Springs, MI
6.5 mi · 5,322 people · home $373,900
Martin, MI
6.8 mi · 2,723 people · home $205,700
Barry, MI
7.9 mi · 3,417 people · home $344,100
Rutland, MI
8.1 mi · 4,136 people · home $273,600
Gun Plain, MI
8.6 mi · 6,148 people · home $264,000
Wayland, MI
8.7 mi · 3,573 people · home $329,500

Orangeville questions

Is Orangeville, Michigan a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Orangeville scores better for retirees than 62% of Michigan towns and quieter than 63%. 30.1% of residents are 65 or older (median age 53.6).

How much does a house cost in Orangeville?

The median owner-occupied home in Orangeville is valued at $297,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $83,281, so homes cost about 3.6 times income. Median rent is $872 a month.

What is the weather like in Orangeville?

July highs average 82.1°F and January lows 16.1°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 39.6 inches of precipitation a year and 68.4 inches of snow.

Does Orangeville get tornadoes?

18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Orangeville since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F2 on August 26, 1986. The typical Michigan town has had 10.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Orangeville's Census boundary (GEOID 2601560980). Comparisons use the median of Michigan towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.