New Haven TownshipMI
A town of 1,049.
Is New Haven Township a good place to live?
New Haven Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 28 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on walkability. Only 38 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. New Haven Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,049 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How New Haven Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far New Haven Township is from typical.
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Moving to New Haven Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Haven Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Haven Township.
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of New Haven Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave New Haven Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in New Haven Township grew to 125 in 2021, 36 more than in 2011. At 23 minutes, New Haven Township’s average trip to work is where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| New Haven Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
On CDC estimates, New Haven Township is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
New Haven Township tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures. 17% of New Haven Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both Michigan’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in New Haven Township.
| New Haven Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New Haven Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
New Haven Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in New Haven Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about New Haven Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Haven Township
About 6 of every 100 New Haven Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
96% of working residents leave New Haven Township for work
Where New Haven Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About New Haven Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
New Haven Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,064 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 778 ft
Questions about New Haven Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Haven Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.