Best PlacesBuckroe, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buckroe, 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.
Buckroe ranks 40,883rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Buckroe
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.
Buckroe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buckroe ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
Where Buckroe ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buckroe
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buckroe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,329, 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 Buckroe's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Buckroe
Buckroe 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 Buckroe.
Who works in Buckroe, and how
Work in Buckroe centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Buckroe
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buckroe.
What the weather is like in Buckroe, month by month
Buckroe sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 77 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 18° | 12° |
| April | 46° | 37° | 28° |
| July | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| October | 54° | 45° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Buckroe
The nearest airport, Marquette/Sawyer Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 259 miles away.
The best schools in and around Buckroe
Schools across Buckroe average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Autrainonota Public SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Graveraet Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Powell Twp Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bothwell Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Marquette Senior High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Negaunee High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buckroe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buckroe 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 Buckroe against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buckroe
Is Buckroe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buckroe ranks 40,883rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, health care access, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buckroe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,436. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $49,329 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Buckroe safe?
Buckroe is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $441 per resident a year.
Compare Buckroe with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buckroe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buckroe 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.
Buckroe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buckroe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buckroe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buckroe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buckroe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buckroe 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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