Best Places49793, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 49793, 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.
49793 ranks 29,826th 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 49793
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.
49793's strengths and weaknesses
Where 49793 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 49793 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 49793
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 49793 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,309, 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 49793's effective rate of 0.91%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 49793
49793 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 49793.
Who works in 49793, and how
Work in 49793 centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 49793
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 49793.
What the weather is like in 49793, month by month
49793 sees roughly 110 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 20° | 14° |
| April | 47° | 38° | 30° |
| July | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| October | 55° | 47° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 49793
The nearest airport, Chippewa County International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 265 miles away.
The best schools in and around 49793
Schools across 49793 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gros Cap SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Sault Area High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Lasalle High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 49793 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
49793 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 49793 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 49793
Is 49793 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 49793 ranks 29,826th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, a stable housing market, and tree cover, 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 49793 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,567. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $57,309 median income, cost of living beats 16% of zip codes.
Is 49793 safe?
49793 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $528 per resident a year.
Compare 49793 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 49793. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 49793 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.
49793 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 49793: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 49793: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 49793: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 49793: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
49793 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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