Sunfield, Michigan

Township in Eaton County · population 2,050 (2020 Census)

Median home: $190,800
Household income: $77,750
Jan low / Jul high: 16° / 82°
Snow a year: 49 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 8
Median age: 43.8

Sunfield is a township of 2,050 people in Eaton County, Michigan. The median home is worth $190,800, close to the typical Michigan town ($193,900).

How Sunfield 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 Sunfield is worth $190,800, close to the typical Michigan town ($193,900). Homes cost about 2.5 times the median household income of $77,750, which is more affordable than 74% of Michigan towns. Median rent is $1,038 a month. 80.6% of households own their home.

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

Housing	Sunfield	Typical Michigan town
Median home value	$190,800	$193,900
Median rent	$1,038	$955
Median household income	$77,750	$69,792
Home value ÷ income	2.5×	2.8×
Homeownership	80.6%	86.8%
Median year built	1971	1975
Seasonal / vacation homes	2.6%	—

Who lives in Sunfield

People	Sunfield	Typical Michigan town
Median age	43.8	43.7
Age 65 and over	23.0%	20.7%
Under 18	21.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	21.5%
Below the poverty line	10.7%	10.4%
Veterans	8.3%	—
Born outside the U.S.	1.2%	—
Work from home	10.4%	9.1%
Average commute	29.3 min	25.6 min
Homes with broadband	89.4%	88.8%

Weather in Sunfield

July highs average 82.1°F and January lows 16.1°F. About 39.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 49.1 inches of snow (typical Michigan town: 52.1 in). Expect about 11 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 152 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 Hastings station (14.4 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

8 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Sunfield since 1950, compared with 10 for the typical Michigan town. 4 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on April 11, 1965 about 4.2 miles from the town center. The most recent was on June 26, 2021.

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 9 times; the largest was 2.50 inches on April 4, 2023.

Severe weather in Eaton County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Eaton County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Eaton County has been included in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, other, tornado.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
June 30, 2026	Flood	DR-4925: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
February 8, 2024	Flood	DR-4757: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
March 27, 2020	Biological	DR-4494: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3455: Covid-19
July 14, 2008	Severe Storm	DR-1777: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding

Jobs and pay in Eaton County

Eaton County had 44,501 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $60,862 a year. Unemployment was 3.6% in 2023; in Sunfield itself the ACS puts it at 5.2%.

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).

Towns near Sunfield

Sunfield, MI
3.2 mi · 518 people · home $156,000
Woodland, MI
5.5 mi · 1,994 people · home $298,400
Vermontville, MI
5.8 mi · 1,947 people · home $176,500
Sebewa, MI
6.0 mi · 1,124 people · home $213,400
Roxand, MI
6.3 mi · 1,748 people · home $179,400
Vermontville, MI
6.4 mi · 716 people · home $138,500
Mulliken, MI
7.2 mi · 525 people · home $165,900
Lake Odessa, MI
7.2 mi · 1,994 people · home $148,600

Sunfield questions

Is Sunfield, Michigan a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Sunfield scores better for retirees than 53% of Michigan towns and quieter than 69%. 23.0% of residents are 65 or older (median age 43.8).

How much does a house cost in Sunfield?

The median owner-occupied home in Sunfield is valued at $190,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $77,750, so homes cost about 2.5 times income. Median rent is $1,038 a month.

What is the weather like in Sunfield?

July highs average 82.1°F and January lows 16.1°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 39.6 inches of precipitation a year and 49.1 inches of snow.

Does Sunfield get tornadoes?

8 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Sunfield since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on April 11, 1965. The typical Michigan town has had 10.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Sunfield's Census boundary (GEOID 2604577440). 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.