Summerfield TownshipMI
A town of 3,195. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Summerfield Township a good place to live?
Summerfield Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, ranked 173rd of 697 in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 87% of the state's. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $93K. A typical home there costs about $285K, 3.7 years of the Monroe metro’s $77K median household income. Summerfield Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Petersburg State Game Area, at 609 acres. Among 701 Michigan towns, just 5 have a higher July high than Summerfield Township.
What makes Summerfield Township stand out
Where Summerfield Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Summerfield Township for work
Where Summerfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Summerfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Summerfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Summerfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Summerfield 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 Summerfield Township.
For schools, Summerfield Township earns an A
Its public schools are run by the Summerfield Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfield JuniorSenior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 251 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Summerfield Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
35% of working residents cross a state line to work.
Most working residents leave Summerfield Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2011, Summerfield Township has added 123 jobs, to 598 in 2021. 15% of Summerfield Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Summerfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide). 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Summerfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.2 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Summerfield Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.7% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.3% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
In Summerfield Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Summerfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Summerfield Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Summerfield Township since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Summerfield Township are healthier than 54% of U.S. towns
Summerfield Township beats the Michigan average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of adults binge drink in Summerfield Township.
| Summerfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Summerfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 11.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 2.7% of Summerfield Township
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Petersburg State Game Area | — | 609 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Michigan Stadium and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Summerfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
39 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
17 mi MuseumToledo Museum of Art340K visitors a year
31 mi Park & preserveDomino's Farms
26 mi LandmarkYpsilanti Water Tower
19 mi Zoo & aquariumToledo ZooPhoto credits
Michigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Toledo Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domino's Farms: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Ypsilanti Water Tower: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 · Toledo Zoo: DreamingKoala, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Summerfield Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Summerfield Township
About 5 of every 100 Summerfield Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Summerfield Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Summerfield Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,176 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 42 sq mi
- Elevation
- 679 ft
Summerfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Summerfield Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A−; Dundee Township (A−) is closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfield Township | #173 | A− | B− | — | A | B− |
| Dundee Township | #160 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Deerfield Township | — | — | A | — | B− | B |
| Ida Township | #136 | A− | B+ | — | A | B |
| Whiteford Township | #70 | A | B | — | A | B+ |
Deerfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Summerfield Township, Dundee Township, Deerfield Township, Ida Township and Whiteford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Summerfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Summerfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Summerfield Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Summerfield Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #173 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health and A for schools.
Is Summerfield 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−.