Saginaw County, Michigan
Carrollton Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Urban inner-ring township of about 3.4 square miles along the Saginaw River just north of the city of Saginaw, organized in 1866 and built up in the late 1800s around numerous saw and shingle mills and salt works, with schools and churches as its early community institutions Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Carrollton Township best.
About the area
Living in Carrollton Township, MI
At about 3.34 square miles, one of the smallest civil townships in Michigan, ranking as the fourth-smallest in the state after Novi Township, Royal Oak Charter Township, and Pointe Aux Barques Township.
The housing market
Homes in Carrollton Township
- 71.6% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 84.8% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $81,300.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Carrollton Township home
Iron Belle Trailhead
Township trailhead at 4400 Lorraine on Michigan's Iron Belle Trail, a statewide route running from Ironwood in the Upper Peninsula to Belle Isle in Detroit; opened in August 2023 with a paved parking lot, benches, a bike repair station, an informational kiosk, and restrooms, and dedicated to longtime police chief and township director Craig Oatten
Community of Carrollton
Unincorporated community and township namesake along the Saginaw River whose late-1800s economy centered on numerous saw and shingle mills and salt works during the Saginaw Valley lumber boom
Carrollton Public Schools
Township-run public school district that operates its own schools rather than sharing with the city of Saginaw, including Carrollton High School, whose athletic teams compete as the Cavaliers
Sherman Park
Five-acre neighborhood park at Sherman and Taylor streets near the township's northeast border, the largest of Carrollton's three parks, with a pavilion and grills, two basketball courts, a playground, a swing set, benches, and an open grass field
Hanchett Park
Three-acre neighborhood park at Hanchett and Rustic streets, developed with a 1976 federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant, featuring a picnic pavilion with grills, an extensive playground, a youth basketball court, and auxiliary play structures
Neighborhoods
Carrollton Township areas to know
Carrollton
Unincorporated community centered on the Saginaw River that serves as the township namesake and carries ZIP code 48724, separate from the surrounding Saginaw postal area
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.