Waverly Township (Van Buren County) is a township in Van Buren County, Michigan, home to about 2,507 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49013, 49026, 49055, 49064 and 49079.
Homes sold for a median of $137 per square foot across 5 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 3 of 5 were seller’s markets.
Population2,50773 per sq mi
Median home value$222,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$137Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Paw Paw; part is in Waverly Township (Van Buren County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Waverly Township (Van Buren County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Waverly Township (Van Buren County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)47 miles away
Closer regional airport
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Fort Wayne, IN91 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL95 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Waverly Township (Van Buren County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Waverly Township (Van Buren County)
U.S. Representative · Michigan’s 4th DistrictBill Huizenga (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Waverly Township (Van Buren County) had 2,506 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 701st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Van Buren County grew from 33,274 residents in 1900 to 75,587 in 2020.
Van Buren County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 41.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 109 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bloomingdale, MI weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Van Buren County
17,635 jobs at 1,327 businesses in Van Buren County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
211 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Waverly Township (Van Buren County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Bronson Lakeview HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Paw Paw3.4 miles
Corewell Health Watervliet HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Watervliet17.2 miles
Bronson Methodist HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Kalamazoo17.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
29
Specialist doctors
6
Dentists
8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
42
Mental health providers
92
Physical and occupational therapists
24
Optometrists
5
Chiropractors
5
Pharmacies
12
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Waverly Township (Van Buren County)
Parks (4 nearby)
Sunset Park · 5 acres3.0 mi
Playground · 1 acres3.4 mi
School Section Lake Public Access · 1 acres2.2 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Save-A-Lot3.8 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Paw Paw Village Pharmacy3.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Paw Paw District Library3.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Paw Paw Playhouse3.9 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Van Buren ISD, Gobles Public School District, Paw Paw Public School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(22)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bert Goens Learning CenterLawrence
Pre-K–12
70
Special Education
7.2 mi
Gobles Elementary SchoolGobles
Pre-K–5
355
Public
7.3 mi
Paw Paw Early Elementary SchoolPaw Paw
Pre-K–2
481
Public
3.1 mi
South Walnut Elementary SchoolBangor
Pre-K–4
341
Public
9.8 mi
Bangor Career AcademyBangor
K–12
74
Alternative Education
10.3 mi
Bloomingdale Elementary SchoolBloomingdale
K–5
272
Public
8.5 mi
Gobles Virtual AcademyGobles
K–12
35
Public
7.3 mi
Lawrence Elementary SchoolLawrence
K–6
214
Public
7.4 mi
Maple Creek Education CenterBangor
K–12
33
Special Education
9.8 mi
Michigan Online SchoolGobles
K–12
1,268
Charter
7.0 mi
Wood School Bangor Twp 8Bangor
K–8
24
Public
13.6 mi
Paw Paw Later ElementaryPaw Paw
3–5
453
Public
3.0 mi
Bangor Middle SchoolBangor
5–8
272
Public
10.3 mi
Bloomingdale Middle and High SchoolBloomingdale
6–12
516
Public
8.4 mi
Cedar Street Community and Family CenterPaw Paw
6–12
76
Alternative Education
3.7 mi
Gobles High SchoolGobles
6–12
396
Public
7.3 mi
Paw Paw Middle SchoolPaw Paw
6–8
498
Public
3.6 mi
Lawrence JrSr High SchoolLawrence
7–12
179
Public
7.4 mi
Bangor High SchoolBangor
9–12
264
Public
10.4 mi
Paw Paw High SchoolPaw Paw
9–12
638
Public
5.0 mi
Communitybased Transition CenterPaw Paw
10–12
53
Special Education
2.9 mi
Van Buren TechLawrence
11–12
—
Career and Technical
7.1 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Mary SchoolPaw Paw
Pre-K–5
48
Roman Catholic
4.0 mi
Trinity Lutheran SchoolPaw Paw
Pre-K–8
50
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
3.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Paw Paw, Antwerp, Lawrence, Pine Grove, Almena, Bangor City, Bloomingdale, Bangor Township, Arlington, Geneva Township (Van Buren County), Gobles, Cheshire, Trowbridge and Columbia Township (Van Buren County).
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