Best PlacesCaro, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Caro, 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.
Caro ranks 32,825th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Caro
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.
Caro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Caro ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$550 a month, better than 87% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 76% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 71% of towns
Where Caro ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of towns
- Household income$54,972 median, better than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Caro
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Caro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,972, 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 Caro's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 Caro
Caro 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 Caro.
Who works in Caro, and how
Work in Caro centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Caro
Caro has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of towns and more parkland per resident than 97% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Caro and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Caro, month by month
Caro sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 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 | 57° | 45° | 35° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Caro
The nearest airport, MBS International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Caro
Schools across Caro average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cass City ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Mayville Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Kingston Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Caro Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Kingston High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Cass City Jr And Sr High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Caro High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Caro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Caro 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 Caro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Caro
Is Caro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Caro ranks 32,825th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, affordable childcare, and biking, and lowest on car insurance costs 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 Caro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $129,193. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $54,972 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Caro safe?
Yes, Caro is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
Compare Caro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Caro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Caro 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.
Caro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Caro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Caro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Caro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Caro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Caro 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.