Newberg TownshipMI
A town of 1,598, settled in 1837.
Is Newberg Township a good place to live?
Newberg Township’s best subject grade is an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. On hazard risk, just 104 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do better. 19% of the land in Newberg Township is conserved, above both the Michigan town median (4.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Crane Pond State Game Area, at 4,048 acres. Newberg Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Newberg Township stand out
Where Newberg Township beats most towns.
95% of working residents leave Newberg Township for work
Where Newberg Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Newberg Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Newberg Township is from typical.
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Moving to Newberg Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newberg 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 Newberg Township.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Newberg Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Newberg Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Newberg Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2011, Newberg Township has added 153 jobs, to 184 in 2021. The top destinations are Elkhart (11%), Three Rivers (9%) and Marcellus Township (4%).
| Newberg Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Newberg Township has set aside 19.4% of its land for conservation
12 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dr. T.K. Lawless Park | 7.3 mi | 431 |
| 2. Crane Pond State Game Area | 0.5 mi | 4,048 |
| 3. Long Lake Boating Access Site | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Newberg Township
Newberg Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Newberg Township is less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
Newberg Township beats the Michigan average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 38% of adults have high blood pressure in Newberg Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 36% and U.S. towns at 35%. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Newberg Township.
| Newberg Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Newberg Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Newberg Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Newberg Township
About 3 of every 100 Newberg Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Newberg Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Newberg Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,602 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 988 ft
Newberg Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Newberg Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberg Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Penn Township | — | — | C− | — | C | C |
| Porter Township | #589 | C− | C+ | — | C | C+ |
| Fabius Township | #367 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Marcellus Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
Newberg Township, Penn Township and Marcellus Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Newberg Township, Penn Township, Porter Township, Fabius Township and Marcellus Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Newberg Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Newberg Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Newberg Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.