Best PlacesDowntown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor, 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.
Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor ranks 1,941st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor
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.
Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB, better than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,533, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor's effective rate of 1.40%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor
Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor runs younger 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 Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor.
Who works in Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor, and how
Work in Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor
Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor, month by month
Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 17° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 57° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 17 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 168 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor
Schools across Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor average a B, better than 76% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Burns Park Elementary SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Ann Arbor Open At Mack SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- John Allen SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Scarlett Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Huron High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor 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 Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor
Is Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor ranks 1,941st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, heat safety, and an educated workforce, 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 Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $341,443. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $77,533 median income, cost of living beats 53% of neighborhoods.
Is Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor safe?
Yes, Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor is safer than 69% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $393 per resident a year.
Compare Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor 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.
Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.