Newton TownshipMI
A town of 2,800, settled in 1839.
Is Newton Township a good place to live?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, 572nd of 697 graded towns in Michigan. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $252K for a typical one and 4 times the Battle Creek metro’s $63K median household income. Only 75 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on the outdoors. Newton Township’s median age is 48 years, where Michigan’s towns sit at 42.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years.
What makes Newton Township stand out
Where Newton Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Newton Township for work
Where Newton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Newton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Newton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Newton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newton 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 Newton Township.
Newton Township sends most of its workers to Battle Creek and beyond, but it has little public open land.
Most working residents commute out of Newton Township
Newton Township has 121 jobs for its 1,074 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Newton Township for work: only 1% work in town. Newton Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes. Jobs based in Newton Township grew to 121 in 2021, 39 more than in 2011.
| Newton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Newton Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Newton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide). 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Newton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Newton Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.8% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.4% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.2% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Newton Township
Newton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Newton Township trails 54% of U.S. towns
Newton Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 40% of adults have obesity in Newton Township.
| Newton Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Newton Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.6% of Newton Township is conserved land
Just 382 of its 23,141 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Newton Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lee Lake Public Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Air Zoo and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newton Township. Close and well known come first.
22 mi Theme parkAir Zooin town Zoo & aquariumBinder Park Zoo
10 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
22 mi MuseumGilmore Car Museum87K visitors a year37 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
24 mi MuseumKalamazoo Institute of ArtsPhoto credits
Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gilmore Car Museum: Kevin S. Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalamazoo Institute of Arts: 72elyod, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Newton Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Newton Township
About 1 of every 100 Newton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Newton Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Newton Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,781 at the 2020 census. The township was named after Newton, Massachusetts.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 922 ft
Newton Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Newton Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Township | #572 | C− | C− | — | B | B− |
| Leroy Township | #387 | B− | B | — | B− | B− |
| Emmett Township | #648 | D | C+ | D | B | C |
| Fredonia Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
| Burlington Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C |
Fredonia Township and Burlington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Newton Township, Leroy Township, Fredonia Township and Burlington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Newton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Newton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Newton Township, MI a good place to live?
Newton Township grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #572 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Newton Township, MI expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.