Norman TownshipMI
A town of 1,569.
Is Norman Township a good place to live?
The best of Norman Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for the outdoors and civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. On health, just 80 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. 56% of the land in Norman Township is conserved, above both Michigan’s towns (4.4%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On history, just 120 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Crystal Lake Township Park, at 22 acres. Norman Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Norman Township stand out
Where Norman Township beats most towns.
101 miles of trails in Norman Township
55.5% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
How Norman Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Norman Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Norman Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Norman 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 Norman Township.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Norman Township
101 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Norman Township’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, above both the Michigan town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manistee National Forest - Manistee Ranger District | 57.2 mi | 17,581 |
| 2. Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District | 21.2 mi | 7,372 |
| 3. Crystal Lake Township Park | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More of Norman Township’s adults have diabetes than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
17% of Norman Township adults have diabetes. Norman Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 45% of Norman Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Norman Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Norman Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.9% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Norman Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Norman Township since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Norman Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Norman Township for work: only 12% work in town. Norman Township’s median household income is $64,000. The top destinations are Manistee Township (15%), Manistee (5%) and Cadillac (4%).
| Norman Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $64,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Norman Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Norman Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Norman Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide). 17% of residents are under 18 in Norman Township. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Norman Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.7 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 60% are men (MI 50%).
| Norman Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Norman Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Norman Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Norman Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
88% of working residents leave Norman Township for work
Where Norman Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Norman Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Norman Township is a civil township of Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,567 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 72 sq mi
- Elevation
- 781 ft
Norman Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Norman Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Township | — | — | A | — | C | D |
| Dickson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stronach Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Branch Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elk Township | — | — | C | — | C− | C− |
| Eden Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Norman Township and Elk Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Norman Township and Elk Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dickson Township, Stronach Township, South Branch Township and Eden Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Norman Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Norman Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Norman Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $157,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.