Is Mayfield Township a good place to live?
Mayfield Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $188K, 2.5 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. It grades B overall, 337th of 697 graded towns in Michigan. On the plus side, it has 21 miles of trail. 23% of the land in Mayfield Township is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Lapeer State Game Area, at 4,156 acres with 18 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Mayfield Township stand out
Where Mayfield Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
95% of working residents leave Mayfield Township for work
Where Mayfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Mayfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Mayfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Mayfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mayfield 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 Mayfield Township.
Mayfield Township has set aside 22.7% of its land for conservation
At 0.6 miles per square mile, Mayfield Township’s trail density is above the Michigan town median (0.3) and near the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lapeer State Game Area | 18 mi | 4,156 |
| 2. Fish Lake Enviromental Education Center | — | 239 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Mayfield Township’s schools beat 58% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Lapeer Community Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| CK Schickler Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 457 | A− |
| Zemmer Campus 89Largest public high schoolGrades 8–9 | Grades 8–9 | 628 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Mayfield Township’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 899 in 2011 to 1,293.
Most working residents leave Mayfield Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2011, Mayfield Township has added 394 jobs, to 1,293 in 2021. The top destinations are Lapeer (16%), Detroit (3%) and Auburn Hills (3%).
| Mayfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Low risk in Mayfield Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Mayfield Township since 2001.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mayfield Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Mayfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Mayfield Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Mayfield Township are less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Mayfield Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Mayfield Township.
| Mayfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mayfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 16.9% | 14.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mayfield Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mayfield Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Mayfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Mayfield Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Mayfield Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,988 at the 2020 Census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 827 ft
Mayfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Mayfield Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Township | #337 | B | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Lapeer | #500 | C+ | B | C+ | B | D |
| Arcadia Township | #394 | B− | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Oregon Township | #434 | C+ | A | — | B | C+ |
| Deerfield Township | #201 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
Mayfield Township, Arcadia Township, Oregon Township and Deerfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mayfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Mayfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mayfield Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Mayfield Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #337 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Mayfield 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−.