Best PlacesAtlantic Mine, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Atlantic Mine, 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.
Atlantic Mine ranks 9,921st of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Atlantic Mine
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.
Atlantic Mine's strengths and weaknesses
Where Atlantic Mine ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
Where Atlantic Mine ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Atlantic Mine
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Atlantic Mine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,172, 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 Atlantic Mine's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Atlantic Mine
Atlantic Mine runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Atlantic Mine.
Who works in Atlantic Mine, and how
Work in Atlantic Mine centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Atlantic Mine
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Atlantic Mine.
What the weather is like in Atlantic Mine, month by month
Atlantic Mine sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 20° | 13° |
| April | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| July | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| October | 57° | 47° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Atlantic Mine
The nearest airport, Houghton County Memorial, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 268 miles away.
The best schools in and around Atlantic Mine
Schools across Atlantic Mine average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Barkell Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Eb Holman Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- South Range Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Houghton Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Houghton Central High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Hancock Middlehigh SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Jeffers High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Atlantic Mine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Atlantic Mine 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 Atlantic Mine against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Atlantic Mine
Is Atlantic Mine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Atlantic Mine ranks 9,921st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on distance from a big city and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Atlantic Mine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,198. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $88,172 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Atlantic Mine safe?
Atlantic Mine is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $378 per resident a year.
Compare Atlantic Mine with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Atlantic Mine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Atlantic Mine 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.
Atlantic Mine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Atlantic Mine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Atlantic Mine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Atlantic Mine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Atlantic Mine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Atlantic Mine 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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