Oregon Township trades dense city streets for spacious, wooded lots
Go big and go home: there’s plenty of room to spread out within the multibedroom homes and vacant, forested lots of Oregon Township. With a population density of one person per acre, this wooded sanctuary has retained its natural landscape since the Township was established in 1846. Residents love the quiet, rural lifestyle that Oregon Township gives them. Indeed, it’s not walkable or bikeable and has no public transit beyond school buses, but locals have happily traded traffic and honking cars for green space and babbling brooks.
Oregon Township homes with surrounding acreage usually sell for $115,000 to $535,000.
Neo-Colonial and contemporary styling are common with new homes in Oregon Township.
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Empty lots allow buyers to build their dream house close to Flint
Once homeowners settle into their secluded homes amongst the trees, lakes and fields, they tend to stay. So prospective buyers may take the opportunity to build their own home on a land parcel, which sells for $27,500 to $91,000. Rather not start from scratch? Homes with surrounding acreage sell for $115,000 to $535,000. Oregon Township homes are mostly valued at around $225,000, which is below the national average home price. Residents enjoy spacious interiors in their farmhouses, split-levels and ranch-style homes.
Contemporary and neo-colonial homes are often found alongside farmland in Oregon Township.
These Oregon Township homes with farmhouse styling are on Bronson Lake's northern edge.
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Summers are for sports and relaxation, winters are for hunting
Nature is the main source of entertainment for folks in Oregon Township. Go birding, fishing and boating in Zemmer Park and Holloway Reservoir. Let off steam at Torzewski County Park: from Pero Lake to the covered amphitheater to the waterslide, you can spend your whole Saturday here. This park also has a newly added disc golf course and playground among its open meadows and forested land. And during open season from August 1 to March 31, hunters enjoy access to public and private land, including two Lapeer State Game Areas where they will find deer, snowshoe hare, quail and more.
Residents in Oregon Township love to go birding, fishing and boating in Zemmer Park and Holloway Reservoir.
Lapeer Dog park is a popular spot with locals in Oregon Township.
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Work-based learning helps students decide what career paths to pursue
Lapeer Community Schools provide kids in Oregon Township with a promising education. Niche gives a B to Schickler Elementary, which supports prekindergarten through Grade 5. Niche awards a B-minus to Rolland-Warner Middle for Grades 6 and 7; Zemmer Middle for Grades 8 and 9; and Lapeer High for Grades 10-12. The Lapeer County School District offers work-based learning, which benefits students eager to enter the workforce or college after graduation. Alternatively, CenterPoint Christian Academy is the No. 2 Best Private preK through Grade 12 School in the Flint Area, according to Niche. It’s got a student-teacher ratio of 9 to 1 for those who don’t mind the 16-mile drive.
C.K. Schickler Elementary serves younger students in Oregon Township.
Oregon Township students are taught a challenging curriculum at Zemmer Middle School.
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Nearby Lapeer has grocery stores, diners and restaurants
Oregon Township has small convenience stores for everyday essentials and LJ’s Farm Market for fresh produce. But typically, residents head 6 miles southeast to Lapeer for groceries, restaurants, and fun. Pick up groceries at Kroger or Aldi, then swing by Dagwood’s and Blondie’s, a lunch favorite for coffee, tea and sandwiches. As far as local events, families love the annual Rubber Duck Dash in Cramton Park: “Throw rubber duckies into Farmers Creek, and whoever’s duck gets across the water first wins!” says Rehne Voss, Realtor at Coldwell Banker. With 18 years of experience in the area, Voss keeps tabs not only on real estate but on all things local: “And every August, Lapeer Days Festival has a carnival, parade, beer tent and food trucks.”
Shoppers in Oregon Township can stop by ALDI for affordable and niche groceries.
Just outside of Oregon Township, local businesses in nearby Lapeer are overflowing with small-town charm.
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