Best PlacesDiorite, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Diorite, 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.
Diorite ranks 22,374th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Diorite
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.
Diorite's strengths and weaknesses
Where Diorite ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
Where Diorite ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Diorite
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Diorite home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,712, 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 Diorite's effective rate of 0.81%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Diorite
Diorite 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 Diorite.
Who works in Diorite, and how
Work in Diorite centers on health care & social and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Diorite
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Diorite.
What the weather is like in Diorite, month by month
Diorite sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 77 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 18° | 12° |
| April | 46° | 37° | 28° |
| July | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| October | 54° | 45° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Diorite
The nearest airport, Marquette/Sawyer Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 246 miles away.
The best schools in and around Diorite
Schools across Diorite average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Birchview SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Aspen Ridge Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Powell Twp Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ishpeming Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Ishpeming High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Westwood High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Diorite school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Diorite 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 Diorite against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Diorite
Is Diorite a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Diorite ranks 22,374th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, heat safety, and low disaster risk, 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 Diorite expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,961. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $86,712 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Diorite safe?
Yes, Diorite is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $254 per resident a year.
Compare Diorite with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Diorite. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Diorite 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.
Diorite detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Diorite: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Diorite: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Diorite: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Diorite: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Diorite 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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