Deerfield TownshipLapeer County, MI
A town of 5,802.
Is Deerfield Township a good place to live?
Deerfield Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $185K, 2.4 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 201st of 697 in Michigan. Deerfield Township’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest place to walk is Lapeer State Game Area, 574 acres with 1.2 miles of trail. Deerfield Township's schools rank ahead of 74% of Michigan towns.
What makes Deerfield Township stand out
Where Deerfield Township beats most towns.
95% 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.
Most working residents commute out of Deerfield Township
Deerfield Township has 449 jobs for its 2,209 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 42.3 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Deerfield Township for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Lapeer (13%), North Branch Township (4%) and Mayfield Township (4%). Half commute less than 29 miles.
| Deerfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $72,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Deerfield Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Deerfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Deerfield Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Deerfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Deerfield Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Deerfield Township is less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Deerfield Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of Deerfield Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Deerfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Deerfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17.5% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 2.4% of Deerfield Township
1.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Deerfield Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Deerfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lapeer State Game Area | 1.2 mi | 574 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Deerfield Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Deerfield Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Deerfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Deerfield Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Deerfield Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,764 at the 2020 Census. There are no municipalities within the township, but Barnes Lake-Millers Lake is a census-designated place for statistical purposes. M-24 crosses the township north–south, with the city of Lapeer about nine miles south of the center of the township. M-90 branches east off M-24 in the north of the township, with the village of North Branch about five miles to the east. This township was organized in 1855.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 840 ft
Deerfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Deerfield Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; North Branch Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | #201 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Marathon Township | #530 | C | A | — | C+ | C+ |
| North Branch Township | #235 | B+ | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Mayfield Township | #337 | B | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Rich Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C |
Rich Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Deerfield Township, Marathon Township, North Branch Township, Mayfield Township and Rich 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?
By most measures, yes. Deerfield Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #201 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools.
Is Deerfield Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.