Millers LakeMI
In Michigan, this town has 554 residents.
Is Millers Lake a good place to live?
57% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Millers Lake, above both Michigan’s towns (26%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a lower median age than Millers Lake. Millers Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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Millers Lake stands out in Michigan and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Among residents in Millers Lake, 22% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Lapeer (14%), Deerfield Township (5%) and Auburn Hills (4%). The median commute is under 27 miles.
| Millers Lake | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Millers Lake: inland flooding
Expected losses in Millers Lake break down as 49% from inland flooding and 20% from cold waves. Its FEMA hazard score is 27 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Millers Lake has snowy winters and pleasant summers
A July afternoon gets to about 82° and a January night to 16°, and about 49 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Millers Lake is
Just over four fifths of Millers Lake adults had a checkup this year. Against the Michigan average, Millers Lake comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4. In Millers Lake, 42% of adults have high blood pressure, and 19% smoke cigarettes.
| Millers Lake | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Millers Lake | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A larger share of households own their home in Millers Lake than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Millers Lake
Moving to Millers Lake: who provides what
Millers Lake is unincorporated, so Lapeer 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.
99% of working residents leave Millers Lake for work
Where Millers Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Millers Lake; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Millers Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Millers Lake
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Millers Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest part of Deerfield Township, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States, surrounding a lake of the same name. It is bordered to the east by the CDP of Barnes Lake. M-24 forms the border between the two CDPs; the state highway leads north 12 miles (19 km) to Mayville and south 9 miles (14 km) to Lapeer. As of the 2020 census, Millers Lake had a population of 311. Millers Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Previously, the community was part of the Barnes Lake-Millers Lake CDP.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 817 ft
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