Best Places49710, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 49710, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
49710 ranks 14,927th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 49710
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.
49710's strengths and weaknesses
Where 49710 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 49710 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 49710
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 49710 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,919, 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 49710's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 49710
49710 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 49710.
Who works in 49710, and how
Work in 49710 centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 49710
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 49710.
What the weather is like in 49710, month by month
49710 sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 19° | 11° |
| April | 49° | 38° | 28° |
| July | 79° | 67° | 55° |
| October | 57° | 47° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 49710
The nearest airport, Chippewa County International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 284 miles away.
The best schools in and around 49710
Schools across 49710 average a C, better than 36% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Drummond Island Elem SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Lincoln SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Sault Area High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 49710 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
49710 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 49710 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 49710
Is 49710 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 49710 ranks 14,927th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 49710 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,973. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $74,919 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 49710 safe?
Yes, 49710 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare 49710 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 49710. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 49710 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.
49710 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 49710: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 49710: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 49710: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 49710: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
49710 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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