Livingston County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Oceola Township
Oceola Township is the rolling hill country immediately north and east of Howell, where Livingston County's lake-and-glacial-moraine landscape gives way to subdivisions, horse property, and the M-59 commercial corridor. We assess the indoor environment and hand you one plan.
Inside a Oceola Township home
Oceola Township is centrally located in Livingston County and contains substantial expanses of farmland upon slightly rolling terrain. A local distinction: Home to St. John the Baptist parish, the oldest Catholic congregation in Livingston County, which began as a mission in 1843. Some 13,533 residents occupy about 4,274 households. MDOT is currently rebuilding the M-59 at Latson Road intersection as a roundabout (Oceola Township official site).
How the housing sits
Of units counted in 2023, 89.3% are detached single-family homes and 91.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied. Some 45.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. One landmark on the ground here: Oceola Community Center, 1661 North Latson Road.
Near Thompson Lake the humidity picture shifts, which puts basement moisture, condensation and drainage first. At 91.3% owner-occupancy the person booking usually controls roof, basement and ducts together, so the walkthrough follows them in one pass.
Local ground in Oceola Township:
- Thompson Lake. 262-acre all-sports lake with more than half of its surface in the southwest corner of the township.
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Michigan State Historic Site at Hacker Road and M-59 that houses the oldest Catholic congregation in Livingston County, established as a mission in 1843.
- Oceola Community Center. HAPRA-managed facility at 1661 N. Latson Road with three full-size courts, an indoor walking track, and the Howell Senior Center.
- Oceola Outdoor Recreational Complex. Township park behind the Township Hall at 1577 N. Latson Road with a roughly one-mile walking path, large playground, open fields, and covered pavilion.
- Scofield Park and Boat Launch. City of Howell beach, picnic, and boat launch park on Thompson Lake, the lake the city shares with the township.
Where the addresses are
Addresses fall in 48430, 48843 and 48855. In 2000, utility gas heated only 43 percent of homes while 39 percent burned bottled or tank gas, the classic tell of a place that suburbanized faster than its gas mains (city-data.com).