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Lynn TownshipMI

A town of 1,113, settled in 1852.

Population
1,113
2025 Census estimate · −0.9% since 2020
Median home value
$283K
Census ACS
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
50.7
years
Jobs based here
46
A commuter town

Is Lynn Township a good place to live?

Lynn Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Lynn Township’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On walkability, just 32 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Louis G. Senghas Memorial Nature Sanctuary, at 39 acres. Lynn Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−SchoolsWeakestD−WalkabilityC−HealthC−Jobs & income
Small town

1,113 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Maple Valley Township · 6 miMussey Township · 6 miGoodland Township · 6 miBrockway Township · 6 miMelvin · 6 miYale · 7 mi
Brockway TownshipMussey TownshipMaple Valley TownshipGoodland TownshipSpeaker TownshipBrockway TownshipMussey TownshipMaple Valley TownshipGoodland TownshipSpeaker TownshipLynn Township

How Lynn Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Lynn Township is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.3 of 20; 3% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →HealthMarlette Regional Hospital 16.9 miles awayC−Open →SchoolsBeat 83% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationA−Open →Jobs & income$73K median household incomeC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 41% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $283K, 3.7 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 0% conserved landC−Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life2.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 50.7; 17% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Lynn Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Lynn Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet9 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lynn Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCapac Community School DistrictYale Public Schools2 districts serve Lynn Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLynn Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2021
ZIP codes48097, 48416, 4844448097 75% · 48416 18% · 48444 7%Census 2020

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 Lynn Township.

HealthC−

On CDC estimates, Lynn Township is less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns

Lynn Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Lynn Township, against 15% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 17% of Lynn Township adults report frequent physical distress.

15%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Lynn TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)20%15%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)20%18%17%
Depression (CDC PLACES)29%27%23%
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
What stands outLynn TownshipMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.8%10.2%
More smokers19.7%14.6%
More adults with COPD10.9%8.1%
Marlette Regional Hospital
16.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageLynn Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby16.9 miles to an ER · Marlette Regional HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than MI on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, fewer of Lynn Township’s working residents work locally

No town among the 702 in Michigan we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lynn Township. Since 2011, Lynn Township has added 20 jobs, to 46 in 2021. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Lynn Township.

0%work in town
Lynn TownshipMichigan townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town0.2%5.9%8%
Below the poverty line13%8.9%9.6%
Median household income$73,000$77,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Lynn Township0%
Yale9%
Port Huron5%
Clinton Township5%
Imlay City4%
30 mi
median commute distance
46
jobs based in Lynn Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 1% of U.S. towns
Full pageLynn Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here46 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in Lynn TownshipCommute times41 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 30 miles

Census LEHD 2021 · ACS

Climate

In Lynn Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Lynn Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Lynn Township’s July high is 82°F.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–33°
Spring36–56°
Summer59–80°
Fall42–60°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageLynn Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 16°Rain & snow41″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Lynn Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.

41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
41Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
Full pageLynn Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters9 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsC−

0.4% of Lynn Township is conserved land

1.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Louis G. Senghas Memorial Nature Sanctuary, at 39 acres.

0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 95 of 22,941 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Louis G. Senghas Memorial Nature Sanctuary—39
2. Lynn Township Ohmer Park—3
Full pageLynn Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.6 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk39 acres · Louis G. Senghas Memorial Nature SanctuaryConserved land0.4% conserved · 95 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Lynn Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lynn Township

18pages on Lynn Township
The big questions
SchoolsA−Beat 83% of MI districtsHealthC−Better than MI on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingB−Work & commuteC−$73K median household income · 46 jobs hereNatural hazardsBFEMA risk higher than 41% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsC−2 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions50 nearby · Thomas Edison Depot Museum 27 miLibraryB+Capac Public LibraryColleges
The story
HistoryC+Settled 1852Town Hall & politicsClimate82° summer highs · 41″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Lynn Township; the nearest are

St Clair County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Port Huron27.2 mi$5,212 in-state tuitionOakland UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Rochester Hills33.4 mi$15,262 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Lynn Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lynn Township for work

Where Lynn Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Yale Yale 9% 5% → Port Huron Port Huron 5% 5% → Clinton Township Clinton Township 5% 4% → Imlay City Imlay City 4% 3% → Sterling Heights Sterling Heights 3% 3% → Shelby Township Shelby Township 3% Lynn Township · 0% stay
46jobs based in Lynn Township
0%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Lynn Township

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Lynn Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,117 at the 2020 Census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
791 ft

Questions about Lynn Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Lynn 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 B−.