Oregon TownshipMI
A town of 5,722, settled in 1873.
Is Oregon Township a good place to live?
Oregon Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $236K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 434th of 697 in Michigan. On the plus side, it has 25 miles of trail. 18% of the land in Oregon Township is conserved, above both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 99% of U.S. towns. Hogbacks Area, at 1,098 acres with 13.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
25 miles of trails in Oregon Township
17.6% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
How Oregon Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Oregon Township is from typical.
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Moving to Oregon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oregon 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 Oregon Township.
Conserved land covers 17.6% of Oregon Township
Oregon Township’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile, above both Michigan’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hogbacks Area | 13.5 mi | 1,098 |
| 2. Lapeer State Game Area | 4 mi | 504 |
| 3. Zemmer Park | 3 mi | 103 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents commute out of Oregon Township
Oregon Township has 189 jobs for its 2,264 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Oregon Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2011, Oregon Township has added 72 jobs, to 189 in 2021. Oregon Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes.
| Oregon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.8% | 10% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Oregon Township
Oregon Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Oregon Township are less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Oregon Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 17% of Oregon Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Oregon Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Oregon Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 17% | 14.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Oregon Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oregon Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi MuseumSloan Museum13 mi MuseumCrossroads Village (Michigan)
15 mi MuseumFlint Institute of Arts
15 mi MuseumRobert J. Whaley House36 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquarePhoto credits
Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flint Institute of Arts: Blueskiesfalling at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Robert J. Whaley House: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0
Everything we know about Oregon Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oregon Township
About 5 of every 100 Oregon Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
97% of working residents leave Oregon Township for work
Where Oregon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Oregon Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Oregon Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,712 at the 2020 Census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 804 ft
Oregon Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Oregon Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Township | #434 | C+ | A | — | B | C+ |
| Marathon Township | #530 | C | A | — | C+ | C+ |
| Mayfield Township | #337 | B | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Elba Township | #330 | B | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Richfield Township | #427 | B− | C− | A− | A− | C+ |
Oregon Township, Marathon Township, Mayfield Township and Elba Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Oregon Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Oregon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oregon Township, MI a good place to live?
Oregon Township grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #434 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Oregon 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.