Best Places49674, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 49674, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
49674 ranks 4,055th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 49674
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.
49674's strengths and weaknesses
Where 49674 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 49674 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 49674
A household needs to earn about $157,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 49674 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $122,778, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 49674's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 49674
49674 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 49674.
Who works in 49674, and how
Work in 49674 centers on agriculture & forestry and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 49674
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 49674.
What the weather is like in 49674, month by month
49674 sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 24° | 19° |
| April | 53° | 42° | 33° |
| July | 81° | 69° | 58° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 49674
The nearest airport, Cherry Capital, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 186 miles away.
The best schools in and around 49674
Schools across 49674 average a C, better than 36% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Northport Public SchoolB− · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 49674 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
49674 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 49674 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 49674
Is 49674 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 49674 ranks 4,055th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, low disaster risk, and quiet, and lowest on car insurance costs and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 49674 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $604,500. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $122,778 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 49674 safe?
Yes, 49674 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare 49674 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 49674. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 49674 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.
49674 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 49674: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 49674: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 49674: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 49674: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
49674 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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