City Score: Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI scores 24 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 23 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 26 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

  • What Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is up against: 61 out of 100 — Better than 32% of cbsas, up 4 points
  • Where grace is growing: 12 out of 100 — Better than 6% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 18 out of 100 — Better than 9% of cbsas, down 3 points
  • Christian liberty: 21 out of 100 — Better than 9% of cbsas

What takes Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 26 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 35 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 8 percentile points (What Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is up against)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 7 percentile points (What Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is up against)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents down 5 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Muskegon, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Muskegon, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 10 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

  1. Norton Shores, MI — 33, Liberty
  2. Casnovia, MI — 31, Liberty
  3. Holton, MI — 31, Liberty
  4. Ravenna, MI — 31, Liberty
  5. Twin Lake, MI — 31, Liberty
  6. Fruitport, MI — 24, Liberty
  7. Montague, MI — 24, Liberty
  8. Whitehall, MI — 24, Liberty
  9. Muskegon, MI — 22, Liberty
  10. North Muskegon, MI — 19, Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/muskegon-norton-shores-mi. Methodology.

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