Best PlacesAllenton, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Allenton, 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.
Allenton ranks 10,694th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Allenton
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.
Allenton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Allenton ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
Where Allenton ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute34.7 minutes each way, better than only 15% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Allenton
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Allenton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,456, 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 Allenton's effective rate of 0.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Allenton
Allenton 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 Allenton.
Who works in Allenton, and how
Work in Allenton centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Allenton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Allenton.
What the weather is like in Allenton, month by month
Allenton sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Allenton
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around Allenton
Schools across Allenton average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Orville C Krause Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Orchard Primary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Capac Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Armada Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Almont Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Armada High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Almont High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Capac Jrsr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Allenton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Allenton 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 Allenton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Allenton
Is Allenton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Allenton ranks 10,694th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and few empty homes, and lowest on car insurance costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Allenton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,261. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $89,456 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Allenton safe?
Yes, Allenton is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $149 per resident a year.
Compare Allenton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Allenton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Allenton 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.
Allenton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Allenton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Allenton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Allenton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Allenton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Allenton 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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