Is Lenox Township a good place to live?
Lenox Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, ranked 437th of 697 in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 72% of the state's. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $213K for a typical one and 2.8 times the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. On civic life, just 48 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse. Lenox Township’s average commute is 32 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). W.C. Wetzel State Recreation Area, at 843 acres with 2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Lenox Township stand out
Where Lenox Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven Elementary School | K–4 | 458 |
| New Haven High School | 9–12 | 314 |
| Macomb Correctional Facility | 9–12 | 6 |
Lenox Township has grown 26% since 2010
10,470 counted in 2010 and 12,119 in 2020; an estimated 13,251 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.3% since 2020, after 15.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Lenox Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Lenox Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lenox Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lenox 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 Lenox Township.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Lenox Township’s workers commute out
The average commute for its 4,756 working residents takes 32.3 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 21 miles. Jobs in Lenox Township grew by 273 from 2011 to 2021, reaching 1,658. Most people who work leave Lenox Township to do it: just 3% work in town. Also worth knowing: for residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 12%.
| Lenox Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Lenox Township earns a B+ for schools
Below: Two of its 5 schools, each with why it was picked. The largest public high school is Merritt Academy, with 549 students. The New Haven Community Schools runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 458 | C+ |
| Merritt AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 549 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Natural hazards: low risk in Lenox Township, mostly inland flooding
For Lenox Township, the FEMA hazard score is 22 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in the town since 2024. 44% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 24%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lenox Township
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lenox Township is less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns
Lenox Township: 18% of adults binge drink. 38% of Lenox Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Lenox Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lenox Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.4% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 8.7% of Lenox Township
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 2.9 miles of trail. Lenox Township’s trail density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Lenox Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. W.C. Wetzel State Recreation Area | 2 mi | 843 |
| 2. New Haven Community Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 3. Fountian Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lenox Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lenox Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Lenox Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
97% of working residents leave Lenox Township for work
Where Lenox Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Lenox Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Lenox Township is a civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,119, up from 10,470 in 2010.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 656 ft
Lenox Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lenox Township.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Casco Township (B−) is closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenox Township | #437 | C+ | C | — | B+ | C |
| Richmond | #350 | B | B− | A− | B+ | D |
| Ray Township | #291 | B | C | — | A | B− |
| Chesterfield Township | #253 | B+ | C | B | A− | B |
| Casco Township | #433 | B− | C+ | — | A− | B− |
Lenox Township, Ray Township and Casco Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lenox Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lenox Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lenox Township, MI a good place to live?
Lenox Township grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #437 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B+ for schools.
Is Lenox Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.