Best PlacesDimondale, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dimondale, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Dimondale ranks 7,230th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dimondale
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.
Dimondale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dimondale ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of towns
Where Dimondale ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dimondale
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dimondale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $101,884, 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 Dimondale's effective rate of 1.38%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dimondale
Dimondale runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dimondale.
Who works in Dimondale, and how
Work in Dimondale centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Dimondale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dimondale.
What the weather is like in Dimondale, month by month
Dimondale sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Dimondale
The nearest airport, Capital Region International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dimondale
Schools across Dimondale average a C, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Horizon Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Delta Center Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Dimondale Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kenneth T Beagle Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Mason Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Charlotte Upper Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Holt Senior High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Eaton Rapids High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Mason High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dimondale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dimondale 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 Dimondale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dimondale
Is Dimondale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dimondale ranks 7,230th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, low crime, and health care access, and lowest on car insurance costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dimondale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,138. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $101,884 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Dimondale safe?
Yes, Dimondale is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
Compare Dimondale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dimondale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dimondale 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.
Dimondale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dimondale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dimondale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dimondale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dimondale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dimondale 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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