Newfield TownshipMI
A town of 2,382.
Is Newfield Township a good place to live?
Newfield Township’s best subject grade is an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for health. On health, just 99 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The median household income is $62K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. 12% of the land in Newfield Township is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Newfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Newfield Township for work
Where Newfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Newfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Newfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Newfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newfield 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 Newfield Township.
On CDC estimates, Newfield Township is less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns
Newfield Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Newfield Township, above both the Michigan town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 20% of Newfield Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Newfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Newfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.5% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.7% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Newfield Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Newfield Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2011, Newfield Township has lost 44 jobs, to 140 in 2021. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Newfield Township.
| Newfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
In Newfield Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Newfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Newfield Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12.4% of Newfield Township is conserved land
27 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Newfield Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oxbow Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Hesperia Dam Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
| 3. McLaren Lake Public Boating Access Site | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Newfield Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Newfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Michigan's Adventure and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newfield Township. Close and well known come first.
32 mi MuseumJim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
21 mi National forestManistee National Forest
27 mi MuseumUSS LST-39327 mi Stadium & arenaMercy Health Arena
20 mi Theme parkWildWater AdventurePhoto credits
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia: Jim Crow Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manistee National Forest: RomanKahler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS LST-393: USN, Public domain · WildWater Adventure: Larry Pieniazek, CC BY 2.5
Everything we know about Newfield Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Newfield Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Newfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Newfield Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Newfield Township is a civil township of Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 2,329.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 791 ft
Newfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Newfield Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | D |
| Leavitt Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferry Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C− |
| Denver Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Greenwood Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | D |
Newfield Township, Ferry Township, Denver Township and Greenwood Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Newfield Township, Ferry Township, Denver Township and Greenwood Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Leavitt Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Newfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Newfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Newfield 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+.