Most working residents leave Lapeer for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Detroit (3%), Auburn Hills (3%) and Troy (3%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

18%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lapeer18%

Detroit3%

Auburn Hills3%

Troy3%

Rochester Hills3%

27 mi

median commute distance

8,133

jobs based in Lapeer

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →

Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.

8risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

paid flood claims since 1981

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Health

Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns

Lapeer beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.

DHealth Grade

32 measures vs. Michigan

0 better15 too close to call17 worse

What stands out	Lapeer	MI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	15.1%	10.2%
More smokers	20.1%	14.6%
More uninsured adults	9.4%	6.9%

Mclaren Lapeer Region

1.2 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

9th

percentile among MI towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Schools

Lapeer’s public schools outperform 59% of Michigan districts

The public schools Lapeer’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Chatfield School	K–8	483	A
Turrill Elementary School	PK–5	389	B−
St. Paul Lutheran School Private	K–8	92
Rolland Warner Campus 67	6–7	610	C+
Lapeer High School	10–12	1,006	B
Thumb Correctional Facility	9–12	10	Not graded

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduationAll 8 schools →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Lapeer has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–33°

Spring35–56°

Summer58–80°

Fall41–60°

Oct 14

typical first frost

May 4

typical last frost

+1.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 39% of U.S. towns

Lapeer reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 61% report less.

C+Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Lapeer2.8

Michigan4.3

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Lapeer13.6

Michigan13

U.S.15.5

39th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

37th

percentile among MI towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

125

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

A job hub

Every workday, about 7,526 people come to Lapeer for work

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

8,133jobs based in Lapeer

18%of working residents work in town

27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

Lapeer County Courthouse · National Register of Historic Places

Lapeer’s story

Lapeer in pictures

13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →

Landmarks

13 places in Lapeer on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Lapeer County CourthouseBuilt 1846

Columbus Tuttle House

James B. Dutton House

Jay White House

About Lapeer

City in Michigan, United States

Official town website ↗

Lapeer ( lə-PEER) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 9,023. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba Township. Lapeer is in central Michigan, east of Flint, on the Flint River.

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