Lake FentonMI
The town has 6,417 residents and lies in Michigan.
Is Lake Fenton a good place to live?
48% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lake Fenton, where Michigan’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 29%. We don’t grade Lake Fenton yet; the figures below are still real.
97% of working residents leave Lake Fenton for work
Where Lake Fenton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Fenton.
Lake Fenton has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
2.9% of working residents work locally in Lake Fenton. Jobs based in Lake Fenton grew to 943 in 2021, 224 more than in 2011. The typical household income in the town is $116,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles.
| Lake Fenton | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $116,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Lake Fenton faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Lake Fenton sits below 78% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Lake Fenton break down as 47% from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Lake Fenton, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lake Fenton’s July high stands at 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lake Fenton is
The share of adults in Lake Fenton who have high blood pressure: 34%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Lake Fenton is ahead of Michigan on 15 and behind on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 11% smoke cigarettes, 14% say their health is fair or poor.
| Lake Fenton | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lake Fenton | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 4.7% of Lake Fenton
Lake Fenton has 5 parks and preserves, 16 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thompson Road Dog Park | — | 10 |
| 2. Lake Fenton Public Access | — | 3 |
| 3. Dauner Martin Nature Sanctuary | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Lake Fenton sells for about $427K
87% of Lake Fenton households are owner-occupiers. Lake Fenton’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,547 a month. On the market in the town: a median 32 days to sell.
| Lake Fenton | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,547 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 84% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lake Fenton
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Fenton. Close and well known come first.
37 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
38 mi Zoo & aquariumDetroit Zoo
40 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
12 mi MuseumSloan Museum
38 mi TheatreRedford TheatrePhoto credits
Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Detroit Zoo: WMrapids, CC0 · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Redford Theatre: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Lake Fenton: who provides what
Lake Fenton is unincorporated, so Genesee County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Fenton
About 3 of every 100 Lake Fenton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Lake Fenton
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Lake Fenton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fenton Charter Township, Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Lake Fenton had a population of 5,905. The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Bayport Park and Lakeside. The Lake Fenton Community Schools district overlaps a portion of this and adjacent areas. The school district and community are named after Lake Fenton, formerly known as Long Lake. A community was platted as "Mount Pleasant" by John Cook in 1840, with a second plat added in 1845. The name was changed to "Long Lake" in 1850, and a post office with that name opened on March 6, 1851. The lake was subsequently renamed "Lake Fenton", and …
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- Area
- 7.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
- Area code
- 810
Lake Fenton’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Lake Fenton.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Fenton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fenton Township | #286 | B | D | — | A | B+ |
| Holly Township | #278 | B | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Fenton | #408 | B− | C− | C+ | A− | B+ |
Fenton Township and Holly Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lake Fenton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lake Fenton with a neighbor →
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