Deerfield TownshipIsabella County, MI
A town of 3,366.
Is Deerfield Township a good place to live?
Deerfield Township grades D overall, ranked 671st of 697 in Michigan. On cost of living, just 90 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. On history, just 53 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse.
98% of working residents leave Deerfield Township for work
Where Deerfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Deerfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Deerfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Deerfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Deerfield Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Deerfield Township.
Deerfield Township sends most of its workers to Mount Pleasant and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
In Deerfield Township, 0.2% of the land is conserved
In Deerfield Township, the density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Michigan’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. There are 22 miles of trail across 10 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Deerfield Nature Park, 651 acres with 14.7 miles of trail.
| Deerfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Deerfield Nature Park | 14.7 mi | 651 |
| 2. Sylvan Solace Preserve | 1.6 mi | 90 |
| 3. Audubon Woods Preserve | — | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About one in three of Deerfield Township’s working residents commute to Mount Pleasant
Deerfield Township has 207 jobs for its 1,322 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Jobs in Deerfield Township grew by 88 from 2011 to 2021, reaching 207. Most people who work leave Deerfield Township to do it: just 2% work in town. In Deerfield Township, the typical journey to work is 20 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. For Deerfield Township, the income of the median household is $97,000.
| Deerfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Deerfield Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 39 inches of snow, with January nights at 15° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Deerfield Township stands out in Michigan and nationally, with more of its adults who have been diagnosed with depression
Against the 9,067 U.S. towns with household incomes like Deerfield Township’s, it is less healthy than 85%, so it trails even them.
Two fifths of Deerfield Township adults have obesity. CDC measures, 32 in all: Deerfield Township beats Michigan on 7 and trails on 10.
| Deerfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Deerfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 12% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Deerfield Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score in Deerfield Township is 49 of 100. Since 1986, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. FEMA puts 62% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Deerfield Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Deerfield Township
About 5 of every 100 Deerfield Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Deerfield Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Deerfield Township is a civil township of Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,257 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 889 ft
Deerfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Deerfield Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | #671 | D | C− | — | B− | C+ |
| Union Township | #629 | C− | C | — | C+ | C+ |
| Broomfield Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Fremont Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Nottawa Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C− |
Broomfield Township, Fremont Township and Nottawa Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Deerfield Township, Union Township, Broomfield Township, Fremont Township and Nottawa Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Deerfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Deerfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Deerfield Township, MI a good place to live?
Deerfield Township grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #671 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Deerfield Township, MI expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.