Oakland County, Michigan
Oxford Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Northern Oakland County township whose glacial gravel built its fortune, centered on the village of Oxford and its rail-trail downtown Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Oxford Township best.
About the area
Living in Oxford Township, MI
Known as the 'Gravel Capital of the World', a title earned in its 1920s mining boom, and sister city of Oxford, England.
The housing market
Homes in Oxford Township
- 86.4% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 77.8% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $351,800.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Oxford Township home
Historic gravel pits
Glacial gravel veins mined from W.O. Smith's 1908 rock-crushing plant onward; by the 1920s Oxford shipped five million tons a year
Polly Ann Trail
Rail-trail on the 1882 Pontiac, Oxford and Port Austin ('Poor Old Polly Ann') railbed, running 14-plus miles through Orion, Oxford, Addison, and Leonard
Kids Kingdom playscape
Fenced medieval-themed playground with a drawbridge entrance at Seymour Lake Township Park
Seymour Lake Township Park
125-acre park with a splash pad, disc golf, sled hill, courts, and a Saturday farmers market from May through October
Polly Ann Trail corridor
Crushed-stone trail for hiking, biking, and horses running to the Lapeer county line
Neighborhoods
Oxford Township areas to know
Village of Oxford
Incorporated village at the township's center on the Polly Ann Trail
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.