About Lowell
Lowell is a small town in central Michigan with an estimated population of 4,153.
Lowell holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.88 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,442 residents per square mile.
📰 Lowell News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lowell Unique
- One of 11 places in the US named Lowell — but the Michigan one has a character all its own.
- Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Lowell
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lowell
- Bricks Pizza — pizza
- Flat River Grill — pizza
- Jet's Pizza — pizza
- Meds cafe (café)
- Tim Hortons — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Fallasburg Covered Bridge · Attraction
- Lowell Area Historical Museum · Museum
- Mixed Oak Forest · Attraction
- Pine Plantation · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lowell
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lowell
- Alto Elementary School
- Bushnell Elementary School
- Cherry Creek Elementary School
- Lowell Middle School
- Lowell Senior High School
- Murray Lake Elementary
- Unity Alternative School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.