New LothropMI
Population 582: a town settled in 1878.
Is New Lothrop a good place to live?
New Lothrop’s typical journey to work is 31 minutes, where Michigan’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. New Lothrop has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
582 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Lothrop.
Most of New Lothrop’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Only 1% of working residents stay in New Lothrop for work; the rest commute out. 14% of New Lothrop residents live below the poverty line. Also worth knowing: since 2011, New Lothrop has lost 30 jobs, to 143 in 2021. The top destinations are Owosso (9%), Flint Township (7%) and Flint (4%).
| New Lothrop | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is New Lothrop’s year
About 38 inches of snow fall in a winter here; January nights dip to 16° and July afternoons rise to 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in New Lothrop, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in New Lothrop, 32% come from inland flooding and 25% from tornadoes. Compared with 67% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. One declared disaster, in 2004, has brought federal aid to New Lothrop households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime reported in New Lothrop
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
New Lothrop is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
How healthy New Lothrop is
Among adults in New Lothrop, 38% have obesity. In New Lothrop, 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| New Lothrop | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | New Lothrop | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical New Lothrop home is worth about $244K
For households in New Lothrop, the share who are owner-occupiers is 71%. Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026. The town’s going rate for rent works out to $765 a month.
| New Lothrop | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $765 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 84% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about New Lothrop
USS Edson and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Lothrop. Close and well known come first.
35 mi MuseumUSS Edson
37 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
16 mi MuseumSloan Museum
40 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
38 mi GardenDow Gardens
16 mi MuseumFlint Institute of ArtsPhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flint Institute of Arts: Blueskiesfalling at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to New Lothrop: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Lothrop, 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.
99% of working residents leave New Lothrop for work
Where New Lothrop’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of New Lothrop
About 5 of every 100 New Lothrop residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About New Lothrop
Village in Michigan, United States
New Lothrop is a village in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 565 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Hazelton Township.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 696 ft
- ZIP code
- 48460
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