Best PlacesCassopolis, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cassopolis, 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.
Cassopolis ranks 25,975th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cassopolis
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.
Cassopolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Cassopolis ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$622 a month, better than 77% of towns
Where Cassopolis ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 17% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cassopolis
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cassopolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,815, 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 Cassopolis' effective rate of 0.92%, 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 Cassopolis
Cassopolis 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 Cassopolis.
Who works in Cassopolis, and how
Work in Cassopolis centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Cassopolis
Cassopolis has more parkland per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Cassopolis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cassopolis, month by month
Cassopolis sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 58° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 83° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 63° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Cassopolis
The nearest airport, South Bend International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cassopolis
Schools across Cassopolis average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eagle Lake Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Norton Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edwardsburg Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Three Rivers Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Ring Lardner Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Edwardsburg High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Three Rivers High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Cassopolis High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cassopolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cassopolis 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 Cassopolis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cassopolis
Is Cassopolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cassopolis ranks 25,975th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on car insurance costs and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cassopolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,162. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $69,815 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Cassopolis safe?
Yes, Cassopolis is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $319 per resident a year.
Compare Cassopolis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cassopolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cassopolis 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.
Cassopolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cassopolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cassopolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cassopolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cassopolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cassopolis 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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