Best Places49716, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 49716, 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.
49716 ranks 22,671st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 49716
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.
49716's strengths and weaknesses
Where 49716 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 84% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 49716 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 49716
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 49716 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $76,382; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 49716's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 49716
49716 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 49716.
Who works in 49716, and how
Work in 49716 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 49716
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 49716.
What the weather is like in 49716, month by month
49716 sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 22° | 13° |
| April | 53° | 40° | 29° |
| July | 82° | 69° | 54° |
| October | 60° | 49° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 49716
The nearest airport, Pellston Regional/Emmet County, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 236 miles away.
The best schools in and around 49716
Schools across 49716 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pellston Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Cheboygan Area High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Pellston Middlehigh SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 49716 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
49716 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 49716 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 49716
Is 49716 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 49716 ranks 22,671st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and affordable childcare, and lowest on distance from a big city and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 49716 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,257. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $76,382 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 49716 safe?
Yes, 49716 is safer than 69% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $292 per resident a year.
Compare 49716 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 49716. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 49716 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.
49716 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 49716: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 49716: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 49716: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 49716: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
49716 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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