Oakfield TownshipMI
A town of 6,190.
Is Oakfield Township a good place to live?
Oakfield Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, ranked 239th of 697 in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 78% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $103K. A typical home there costs about $347K, 4.2 years of the Grand Rapids metro’s $83K median household income. Oakfield Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On history, just 98 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Wabasis Lake Park, at 112 acres.
What makes Oakfield Township stand out
Where Oakfield Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Oakfield Township for work
Where Oakfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Oakfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Oakfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Oakfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oakfield 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 Oakfield Township.
Oakfield Township sends most of its workers to Grand Rapids and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Very low risk in Oakfield Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Oakfield Township earns an A− for schools
Its public schools are run by the Greenville Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Heights Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 398 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Oakfield Township
Oakfield Township has 363 jobs for its 2,583 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 32.7 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Oakfield Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Oakfield Township grew to 363 in 2021, 177 more than in 2011. The top destinations are Grand Rapids (19%), Greenville (8%) and Wyoming (5%).
| Oakfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 12% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Oakfield Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Oakfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 15° and about 73 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Michigan’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Michigan average. The median age in Oakfield Township is 38.1 years. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Oakfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Oakfield Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.5% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.7% of Oakfield Township is conserved land
2.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Oakfield Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Oakfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 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. Wabasis Lake Park | 0.9 mi | 112 |
| 2. Spencer Forest | — | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Oakfield Township is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,058 U.S. towns with household incomes like Oakfield Township’s, it is less healthy than 73%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Oakfield Township beats the Michigan average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Oakfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Oakfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Oakfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oakfield Township. Close and well known come first.
21 mi MuseumGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
16 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
36 mi MuseumJim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
17 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park21 mi TheatreAcrisure Amphitheater
20 mi Theme parkRamona ParkPhoto credits
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia: Jim Crow Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ramona Park: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Oakfield Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oakfield Township
About 2 of every 100 Oakfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Oakfield Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Oakfield Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,107 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of the city of Grand Rapids.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 869 ft
Oakfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Oakfield Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakfield Township | #239 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Spencer Township | #316 | B | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Grattan Township | #231 | B+ | C+ | — | A | B |
| Courtland Township | #109 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Eureka Township | #110 | A | A | — | A− | C |
Oakfield Township, Spencer Township, Grattan Township, Courtland Township and Eureka Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Oakfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Oakfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oakfield Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Oakfield Township grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #239 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health and A− for schools.
Is Oakfield 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−.