Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 23,066: a town settled in 1839.
Safety is where it shines: it reports less crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns. Oxford Township’s overall A− puts it 125th of 697 in Michigan. That leaves it better than 83% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $408K, 5.3 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. 15% of the land in the town is conserved, above both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 95 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on the outdoors. The town has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Indian Lake Road Stone Arch Bridge and Oxford Downtown Historic District. Only 81 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on health.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · USGS PAD-US · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Oxford Township beats most towns.
15.4% of the town is conserved land, across 11 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Oxford Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 15%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 851 in 1880, 3,492 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1943 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oxford 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Oxford Township.
Oxford Township has less food insecurity than most of Michigan, has household incomes well above the Michigan norm and sees little violent crime.
For Oxford Township, the concentration of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile. 39 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Horseshoe Lake State Game Area, at 417 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oakwood Lake Township Park | 1.1 mi | 295 |
| 2. Polly Ann Trail | 1 mi | 21 |
| 3. Scripter Park | 0.5 mi | 56 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The largest public high school is Oxford High School, with 1,568 students. Public schools: the Oxford Community Schools. Three of the 9 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 938 | A− |
| Oxford High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,568 | A− |
| Clear Lake Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 425 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
62.4% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 50.4% across Michigan. The median property tax bill is $4,750, against $2,904 across Michigan, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Homes sold in Oxford Township spent a median 42 days on the market. The typical Oxford Township home is worth about $408,000, up 2.5% in a year, 55% above the Michigan typical home. For Oxford Township, the median rent is $1,350 a month.
| Oxford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,350 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Violent crime is rare: 21 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
The level of property crime in Oxford Township is 1.7 per 1,000 residents. The violent offense rate here is 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Oxford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
43% of Oxford Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 28%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 9.8% of its 18,874 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
17% of adults binge drink in Oxford Township. Two figures for adults here: 31% sleep under 7 hours, 12% report frequent physical distress.
| Oxford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 25% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Oxford Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average trip to work for Oxford Township comes to 30 minutes. For most workers, Oxford Township is a place to come home to: only 9% work in town. In Oxford Township, nearly a fifth of workers do their job from home. The median commute is under 18 miles.
| Oxford Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 19% | 10% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3 within 15 miles of the center of Oxford Township
About 5 of every 100 Oxford Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Where Oxford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
2 places in Oxford Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Michigan, United States
Oxford is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Oxford had a population of 3,492. The village is located within Oxford Township. Located about 30 miles (48 km) north of Detroit, it is a northern suburb of the Metro Detroit region.
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5 towns share a border with Oxford Township.
Dryden Township next door grades lower for schools (B− to Oxford Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B− to D).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Township | #125 | A− | D | A | A− | A− |
| Addison Township | #68 | A | C | A+ | A− | A− |
| Orion Township | #24 | A+ | C− | A | A | A |
| Metamora Township | #156 | A− | C+ | A− | B | B+ |
| Brandon Township | #60 | A | C | A | A− | A− |
| Dryden Township | #184 | A− | B− | A | B− | B+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Oxford Township grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #125 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A− for health, A for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
