Best PlacesEagle River, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eagle River, 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.
Eagle River ranks 36,590th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Eagle River
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.
Eagle River's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eagle River ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Eagle River ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eagle River
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eagle River home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,382, 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 Eagle River's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 Eagle River
Eagle River 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 Eagle River.
Who works in Eagle River, and how
Work in Eagle River centers on other services and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Eagle River
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eagle River.
What the weather is like in Eagle River, month by month
Eagle River sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 16° |
| April | 46° | 37° | 30° |
| July | 76° | 65° | 56° |
| October | 57° | 49° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Eagle River
The nearest airport, Houghton County Memorial, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 295 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eagle River
Schools across Eagle River average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clk Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Calumet High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eagle River school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eagle River 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 Eagle River against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eagle River
Is Eagle River a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eagle River ranks 36,590th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and health care access, and lowest on internet speeds 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 Eagle River expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,200. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $48,382 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Eagle River safe?
Eagle River is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $507 per resident a year.
Compare Eagle River with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eagle River. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eagle River 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.
Eagle River detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eagle River: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eagle River: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eagle River: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eagle River: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eagle River 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.