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Deerfield village business district

DeerfieldMI

A town of 860.

Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0
Population
860
+0.3% since 2010
Median home value
$168K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
39.5
years
Jobs based here
11
A commuter town
Small town

860 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Deerfield

Most working residents leave Deerfield for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Blissfield (11%), Adrian (7%) and Ann Arbor (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Deerfield0%
Blissfield11%
Adrian7%
Ann Arbor4%
Raisin4%
17 mi
median commute distance
11
jobs based in Deerfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Deerfield has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–62°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 56% of U.S. towns

Deerfield beats the Michigan average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
7 better25 too close to call0 worse
What stands outDeerfieldMI
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.6%15.4%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.3%8.7%
Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital
12.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
70th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.

51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
51Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
paid flood claims since 1981
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0.1% of Deerfield is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 0 of 601 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Deerfield Village Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Deerfield for work

Where Deerfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Blissfield Blissfield 11% 7% → Adrian Adrian 7% 4% → Ann Arbor Ann Arbor 4% 4% → Raisin Raisin 4% 3% → Tecumseh Tecumseh 3% 3% → Toledo Toledo 3% Deerfield · 0% stay
11jobs based in Deerfield
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

Deerfield township township hall & fire dept
2010 · Deerfield township township hall & fire dept · Wikimedia Commons
Deerfield’s story

Deerfield in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

MIMap-doton-DeerfieldDeerfield village american legion postDeerfield village deerfield methodist church
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About Deerfield

Village in Michigan, United States

Deerfield is a village in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 901 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Deerfield Township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
901
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
673 ft
ZIP code
49238

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