Best PlacesDaggett, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Daggett, 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.
Daggett ranks 38,447th 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 Daggett
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.
Daggett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Daggett ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 111 pleasant days a year, better than 75% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 72% of towns
Where Daggett ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 19% of towns
- Household income$54,787 median, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Daggett
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Daggett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,787, 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 Daggett's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Daggett
Daggett 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 Daggett.
Who works in Daggett, and how
Work in Daggett centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Daggett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Daggett.
What the weather is like in Daggett, month by month
Daggett sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 21° | 14° |
| April | 51° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 59° | 49° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Daggett
The nearest airport, Delta County, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Daggett
Schools across Daggett average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bark Riverharris Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- North Central Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Pembine ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- North Central Area Senior High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Pembine HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Daggett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Daggett 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 Daggett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Daggett
Is Daggett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Daggett ranks 38,447th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and heat safety, and lowest on car insurance costs 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 Daggett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,578. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $54,787 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Daggett safe?
Daggett is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $335 per resident a year.
Compare Daggett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Daggett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Daggett 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.
Daggett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Daggett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Daggett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Daggett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Daggett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Daggett 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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