Attica, Michigan

Township in Lapeer County · population 4,706 (2020 Census)

Median home: $246,300
Household income: $75,223
Jan low / Jul high: 15° / 82°
Snow a year: 34 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 10
Median age: 49.4

Attica is a township of 4,706 people in Lapeer County, Michigan. The median home is worth $246,300, above the typical Michigan town ($193,900). It ranks more of a college town than 96% of Michigan towns, easier by car than 86% of Michigan towns, better transit than 82% of Michigan towns.

How Attica ranks

Percentile among Michigan towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Michigan towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Attica is worth $246,300, above the typical Michigan town ($193,900). Homes cost about 3.3 times the median household income of $75,223, which is more affordable than 26% of Michigan towns. Median rent is $1,625 a month. 95.0% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Michigan towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Attica	Typical Michigan town
Median home value	$246,300	$193,900
Median rent	$1,625	$955
Median household income	$75,223	$69,792
Home value ÷ income	3.3×	2.8×
Homeownership	95.0%	86.8%
Median year built	1976	1975
Seasonal / vacation homes	2.1%	—

Who lives in Attica

People	Attica	Typical Michigan town
Median age	49.4	43.7
Age 65 and over	20.5%	20.7%
Under 18	15.2%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	21.5%
Below the poverty line	13.0%	10.4%
Veterans	8.6%	—
Born outside the U.S.	1.4%	—
Work from home	7.9%	9.1%
Average commute	40.6 min	25.6 min
Homes with broadband	81.2%	88.8%

Weather in Attica

July highs average 82.4°F and January lows 15.1°F. About 31.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 34.4 inches of snow (typical Michigan town: 52.1 in). Expect about 9 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 148 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Lapeer Wwtp station (7.8 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

10 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Attica since 1950, compared with 10 for the typical Michigan town. 1 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F4, struck on June 8, 1953 about 8.7 miles from the town center. The most recent was on June 8, 2003.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 18 times; the largest was 2.00 inches on April 7, 2020.

Severe weather in Lapeer County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Lapeer County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 4 deaths recorded.

Lapeer County has been included in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, other, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
March 27, 2020	Biological	DR-4494: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3455: Covid-19
September 7, 2005	Hurricane	EM-3225: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
September 23, 2003	Other	EM-3189: Power Outage
January 10, 2001	Snowstorm	EM-3160: Snow

Jobs and pay in Lapeer County

Lapeer County had 21,986 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $51,778 a year. Unemployment was 4.1% in 2023; in Attica itself the ACS puts it at 5.6%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Attica

1 public school with 35 students, about 1.2 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Lapeer Co Education and Technology Center	PK-12	35	1.2

Towns near Attica

Imlay City, MI
4.3 mi · 3,703 people · home $150,000
Arcadia, MI
5.7 mi · 3,148 people · home $235,400
Lapeer, MI
5.7 mi · 4,956 people · home $254,100
Imlay, MI
5.8 mi · 3,115 people · home $298,100
Dryden, MI
6.0 mi · 4,799 people · home $302,200
Metamora, MI
8.4 mi · 4,368 people · home $383,000
Lapeer, MI
8.5 mi · 9,023 people · home $178,400
Mayfield, MI
8.5 mi · 7,988 people · home $188,100

Attica questions

Is Attica, Michigan a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Attica scores better for retirees than 17% of Michigan towns and quieter than 47%. 20.5% of residents are 65 or older (median age 49.4).

How much does a house cost in Attica?

The median owner-occupied home in Attica is valued at $246,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $75,223, so homes cost about 3.3 times income. Median rent is $1,625 a month.

What is the weather like in Attica?

July highs average 82.4°F and January lows 15.1°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 31.9 inches of precipitation a year and 34.4 inches of snow.

Does Attica get tornadoes?

10 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Attica since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F4 on June 8, 1953. The typical Michigan town has had 10.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Attica's Census boundary (GEOID 2608704040). Comparisons use the median of Michigan towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.