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Newberry, MI

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A town of 1,329, settled in 1882. A typical home worth about $117K.

Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0
Population
1,329
−4.8% since 2010
Typical home
$117K
+6.7% in a year
Household income
$46K
median
Median age
36.9
years
Jobs based here
610
Balanced

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Small town

1,329 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 1% of U.S. communities.

1risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
1Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Newberry home is worth about $117K

The typical Newberry home is worth about $117,000, up 6.7% in a year, 56% below the Michigan typical home.

$117KZillow home value

Typical home value

Newberry$117K
Michigan$266K
+6.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 11% of U.S. towns

Newberry beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
What stands outNewberryMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20.3%10.2%
More adults with COPD12.1%8.1%
More adults with heart disease10%7%
Helen Newberry Joy Hospital
0.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
5th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Newberry has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 170 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

170″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–26°
Spring28–49°
Summer52–75°
Fall36–54°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 21
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in four working residents works right in Newberry

About one in 4 of Newberry’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are McMillan (37%), Pentland (19%) and Sault Ste. Marie (5%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

25%work in town

Where working residents work

In Newberry25%
McMillan37%
Pentland19%
Sault Ste. Marie5%
Lakefield3%
4 mi
median commute distance
610
jobs based in Newberry
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
'Toonerville Trolley' at Tahquamenon Falls, near
1941 · 'Toonerville Trolley' at Tahquamenon Falls, near · Wikimedia Commons
Newberry’s story

144 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

2009-0618-Newberry-LuceCtyBuilding2009-0618-Newberry-LuceCtyMuseum2009-0618-Newberry-McMillanTownship
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About Newberry

Village in Michigan, United States

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Newberry ( NOO-bair-ee) is a village in and the county seat of Luce County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within McMillan Township and is the only incorporated community in Luce County. The population was 1,446 at the 2020 census. Newberry is surrounded by state and national forests and is considered the southern gateway to the Tahquamenon Falls area, which the other being Paradise to the northeast. Newberry was designated as "the Moose Capital of Michigan" by the state legislature. The Newberry Correctional Facility is located just south of the village.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1882
Population
1,446
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
771 ft
ZIP code
49868

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