Best Places49757, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 49757, 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.
49757 ranks 19,775th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 49757
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.
49757's strengths and weaknesses
Where 49757 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute9.1 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 49757 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 49757
A household needs to earn about $191,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 49757 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,000, 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 49757's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 49757
49757's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 49757.
Who works in 49757, and how
Work in 49757 centers on hospitality & food and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 15%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 76%
Life in 49757
49757 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 49757 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 49757, month by month
49757 sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 16° |
| April | 47° | 37° | 30° |
| July | 76° | 67° | 58° |
| October | 57° | 49° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 49757
The nearest airport, Pellston Regional/Emmet County, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 258 miles away.
The best schools in and around 49757
Schools across 49757 average a C+, better than 40% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- St Ignace Elementarymiddle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Cheboygan Area High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Lasalle High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 49757 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
49757 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 49757 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 49757
Is 49757 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 49757 ranks 19,775th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, short commutes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on crime 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 49757 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $733,300. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $95,000 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 49757 safe?
49757 is safer than 0% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $2,056 per resident a year.
Compare 49757 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 49757. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 49757 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.
49757 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 49757: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 49757: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 49757: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 49757: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
49757 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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