Best PlacesDiamond Springs, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Diamond Springs, 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.
Diamond Springs ranks 11,295th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Diamond Springs
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.
Diamond Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Diamond Springs ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
Where Diamond Springs ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Diamond Springs
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Diamond Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,868, 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 Diamond Springs' effective rate of 0.98%, 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 Diamond Springs
Diamond Springs runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Diamond Springs.
Who works in Diamond Springs, and how
Work in Diamond Springs centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Diamond Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Diamond Springs.
What the weather is like in Diamond Springs, month by month
Diamond Springs sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Diamond Springs
The nearest airport, Gerald R Ford International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Diamond Springs
Schools across Diamond Springs average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Bentheim Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hopkins Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Le White Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Hamilton High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Hopkins High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Allegan High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Diamond Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Diamond Springs 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 Diamond Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Diamond Springs
Is Diamond Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Diamond Springs ranks 11,295th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, low disaster risk, and fast internet, and lowest on car insurance costs and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Diamond Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $279,568. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $91,868 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Diamond Springs safe?
Yes, Diamond Springs is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare Diamond Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Diamond Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Diamond Springs 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.
Diamond Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Diamond Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Diamond Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Diamond Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Diamond Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Diamond Springs 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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