Best Places49464, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 49464, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
49464 ranks 4,615th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 49464
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
49464's strengths and weaknesses
Where 49464 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Short commute17.5 minutes each way, better than 93% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 49464 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 49464
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 49464 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,895, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 49464's effective rate of 1.04%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 49464
49464's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 49464.
Who works in 49464, and how
Work in 49464 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 49464
49464 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 49464 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 49464, month by month
49464 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 49464
The nearest airport, Gerald R Ford International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around 49464
Schools across 49464 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- New Groningen SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Adams Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Park Elemementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Baldwin Street Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Riley Street Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Cityside Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Hudsonville High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Allendale High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- West Ottawa High School CampusB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 49464 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
49464 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 49464 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 49464 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of zip codes and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 49464
Is 49464 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 49464 ranks 4,615th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and few empty homes, and lowest on car insurance costs and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 49464 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $343,944. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $96,895 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 49464 safe?
Yes, 49464 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $171 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 49464?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 21. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 29% of zip codes.
Is 49464 good for families?
Schools beat 57% of zip codes, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $739 a month.
Compare 49464 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 49464. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 49464 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
49464 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 49464: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 49464: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 49464: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 49464: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
49464 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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