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A town of 31,399, incorporated in 1867. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Northville Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 30th among Michigan's 697 graded towns. Its public schools are among the best in Michigan, the median household earns $151K, and it is healthier than 98% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $590K for a typical one and 7.7 times the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Northville Township, above both Michigan’s towns (26%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 121 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score higher on hazard risk. The biggest place to walk is Maybury State Park, 907 acres with 25 miles of trail.
Where Northville Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Winchester Elementary School | K–5 | 519 |
| Ridge Wood Elementary School | K–5 | 468 |
| Silver Springs Elementary School | K–5 | 403 |
19.3% of the town is conserved land, across 18 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Northville Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 620 in 1860, 6,119 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 7 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northville Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaMichigan Stadium
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
23 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
15 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
23 mi TheatreFox Theatre
22 mi MuseumDetroit Institute of ArtsMichigan Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ford Field: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Comerica Park: City of Detroit, Public domain · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fox Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Detroit Institute of Arts: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Northville 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Northville Township.
Northville Township has schools in the top 5% of Michigan and has less food insecurity than most of Michigan, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Michigan.
At 7.7 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $590K) costs more against local pay than in 98% of Michigan towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $7,426, against $2,904 across Michigan, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Northville Township is $1,821 a month. Typical home values rose 4.4% in the year to September 2026.
| Northville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,821 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 84% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A+ ranks #1 of the 699 Michigan towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $590K.
Its public schools are run by the Northville Public Schools. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meads Mill Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 615 | A |
| Northville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,441 | A+ |
| Moraine Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 379 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #8 of 701 in Michigan.
Northville Township’s trail density is 3.6 miles per square mile. 60 miles of trail in 18 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maybury State Park | 25 mi | 907 |
| 2. 7 Mile Road Park | 8.1 mi | 342 |
| 3. Hines Parkway | 4.4 mi | 252 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Michigan is food insecurity: 6.8% of its 19,715 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.4% statewide.
13% of Northville Township adults report frequent mental distress. Northville Township beats the Michigan average on 27 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 7.9% of Northville Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Northville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Northville Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Northville Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Violent crime is rare: 22 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here grew from 3,818 in 2011 to 7,462. 32.4% of workers work from home, against 13.5% across Michigan.
Most working residents leave Northville Township for work: only 4% work in town. 32% of workers work from home in Northville Township. Since 2011, Northville Township has added 3,644 jobs, to 7,462 in 2021.
| Northville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 32% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $151,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Northville Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
10 within 15 miles of the center of Northville Township
About 5 of every 100 Northville Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
28,497 counted in 2010 and 31,758 in 2020; an estimated 31,399 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Michigan, United States
Northville is a city in Wayne and Oakland counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Northville is located roughly 27 miles (43.5 km) northwest of Detroit, and 17 miles (27.4 km) northeast of Ann Arbor. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 6,119. It is independent of Northville Township, which it borders to the south.
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4 towns share a border with Northville Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northville Township | #30 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Northville | #6 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Plymouth Township | #26 | A+ | C− | A− | A | A |
| Novi | #55 | A | D | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Salem Township | #154 | A− | C− | — | A | A+ |
Salem Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Northville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Northville Township grades A+ overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #30 of 697 in Michigan. It grades A+ for health, A− for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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