Crossroads and Clio Amphitheater highlight life in Vienna Township
Spreading across northern Genesee County, Vienna Charter Township sits in an easy 15-mile hop from Flint. Roughly 13,300 people call the township home, and about a third of them live in the enclave city of Clio, where the 2,700-seat Clio Amphitheater give Main Street its pulse. On summer nights the amphitheater fills with concertgoers, and every July the Firemen’s Homecoming festival turns the streets into a small-town midway. "Plenty of folks commute south for jobs at General Motors plants and Hurley Medical Center or north to offices in the Great Lakes Bay region—trips that rarely top 30 minutes thanks to I-75," says local agent Garry Chaney with Berkshire Hathaway. Cornfields and soybeans still blanket nearly half the township’s tax base, yet the steady march of subdivisions along West Vienna Road has carved away about 13 percent of that farmland since 2000, creating a patchwork where tractor paths meet freshly paved cul-de-sacs.
Ranch-style homes and Pheasant Run new construction define local housi
Single-family housing dominates Vienna Charter Township’s 5,551-unit inventory, and nearly 70 percent of those dwellings were built between the 1950s and the 1980s, with the 1970-79 construction boom alone accounting for 27.3 percent of all homes. Brick or vinyl-sided ranches from that era typically list between $150,000 and $225,000, while 1990s and early-2000s colonials on half-acre parcels trend closer to the township’s May 2025 median list price of $172,500. New construction is limited but present: four-bedroom, 1,800-square-foot builds in the Pheasant Run subdivision are currently marketed around $320,000. Acreage tracts remain available north and west of Clio, reflecting the township’s continuing mix of subdivision growth and active farmland.
College readiness at Clio Area High
Local kids can start school at Clio Elementary, which earns an overall B from Niche, then continue to the C-plus rated George R. Carter Middle School before finishing up at Clio Area High. Clio Area High earns a B-minus from Niche, a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), and dual enrollment opportunities through the DEEP program with the University of Michigan-Flint.
Clio City Park and the Southern Links Trailway
Clio City Park forms the township’s central green space with playgrounds, ball diamonds and a paved segment of the Southern Links Trailway that draws walkers and cyclists year-round. The adjacent Clio Amphitheater hosts summer concert series and the Firemen’s Homecoming festival, a community staple since 1932. Away from downtown, Vienna Township’s master plan calls for an expanded non-motorized trail network that will connect neighborhood cul-de-sacs to existing county parklands and state game areas popular with deer and waterfowl hunters.
West Vienna Road’s Big John Steak & Onion and Lucky’s Steakhouse
Daily errands cluster along West Vienna Road (M-57). ALDI anchors grocery runs with curbside pickup and delivery service at 4460 W. Vienna. Casual dining spans chain and local fare: Big John Steak & Onion’s regional subs, Lucky’s Steakhouse’s American chophouse menu and Joe’s Garage Sports Pub’s oversized burgers rank among the township’s highest-reviewed spots. Quick breakfasts and coney dogs at Leo’s Coney Island and seasonal soft-serve from Dairy Queen round out the mix.
Interstate 75 spine and 20-minute trips to Bishop Airport support Vien
Interstate 75 forms Vienna Township’s north–south spine, while M-57 (Vienna Road) and M-54 (Saginaw Road) handle east–west and local traffic. Drivers reach Bishop International Airport or downtown Flint in about 20 minutes and Saginaw in roughly 30.
