Nottawa TownshipMI
A town of 2,225. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Nottawa Township a good place to live?
Nottawa Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 97% of households own their home in Nottawa Township, above both Michigan’s towns (84%) and U.S. towns (73%). The biggest park or preserve is Kjolhede's Kove Preserve, at 27 acres. Nottawa Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Nottawa Township stand out
Where Nottawa Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Nottawa Township for work
Where Nottawa Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Nottawa Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Nottawa Township is from typical.
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Moving to Nottawa Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nottawa 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 Nottawa Township.
Nottawa Township is less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns
Nottawa Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 20% of adults report frequent mental distress in Nottawa Township, against 18% in Michigan’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Nottawa Township.
| Nottawa Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Nottawa Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 10.2% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.9% | 8.3% |
| More smokers | 17.4% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Nottawa Township beat 75% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Beal City Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Beal City High School, with 376 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beal City Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 265 | B− |
| Beal City High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 376 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Nottawa Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Nottawa Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2011, Nottawa Township has added 68 jobs, to 373 in 2021. The average trip to work in Nottawa Township is 27 minutes.
| Nottawa Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.7% | 10% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Low risk in Nottawa Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Nottawa Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Nottawa Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Nottawa Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 15° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Michigan overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Nottawa Township’s median age is 44.9 years. Nottawa Township has grown 2.1% since 2020, to 2,225 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Nottawa Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.9 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Nottawa Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.8% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.1% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kjolhede's Kove Preserve | — | 27 |
| 2. Coldwater Lake Park | — | 27 |
| 3. Mitchell Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Nottawa Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Nottawa Township
About 5 of every 100 Nottawa Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Nottawa Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Nottawa Township is a civil township of Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,225 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 876 ft
Nottawa Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Nottawa Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottawa Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C− |
| Sherman Township | #688 | D− | C+ | — | B− | C− |
| Isabella Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Gilmore Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Deerfield Township | #671 | D | C− | — | B− | C+ |
| Weidman | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nottawa Township, Isabella Township and Gilmore Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Nottawa Township, Sherman Township, Isabella Township, Gilmore Township and Deerfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Weidman isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Nottawa Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Nottawa Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nottawa Township, MI a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
Is Nottawa 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 C+.