Rankings · How Northfield ranks in MI
Northfield ranks #11 in Michigan for kids’ library use
Northfield is ranked on 38 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 12.
Lists ranked on
38
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #11 best libraries for kids
Top-quarter finishes
12
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Northfield does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Northfield marked.
At a glance
Northfield lands in the top half on 18 of 24 lists
Each dot is Northfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Northfield does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#19/509 HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#23/719Most active#34/719Fewest smokers#37/719Healthiest#38/719Fewest uninsured#50/719Lowest depression#77/719Closest to a top hospital#142/719 SafetySafety →
Safest#53/232 People
Most educated#170/719 LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#11/47Most library borrowing#12/47Most-used libraries#30/47 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#210/490 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#555/719 What kind of place
Steadier prices than 92% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Northfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 92% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+43.0% in home prices, 5 years
Colder winters than 75% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.7° January low
Fewer seniors than 73% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.5% of residents are 65+
Younger than 71% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
39.3 median age
Drier than 68% of MI towns
DrierWetter
34 in of rain + melted snow a year
More snow than 65% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
61 in of snow a year
Shorter growing season than 62% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
160 days between frosts
More year-round than 56% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.9% of homes are seasonal
Hotter summers than 56% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.5° July high
Fewer kids than 53% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.7% of residents are under 18
Fewer homes per newcomer than 51% of MI towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
3.2 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Almost there
1 spot from the top 10 for kids’ library use
Lists where Northfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Northfield out-ranks 0 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.