Best PlacesEast Leroy, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Leroy, 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.
East Leroy ranks 13,490th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Leroy
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.
East Leroy's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Leroy ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of towns
Where East Leroy ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Leroy
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Leroy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,698, 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 East Leroy's effective rate of 1.04%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Leroy
East Leroy's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Leroy.
Who works in East Leroy, and how
Work in East Leroy 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 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in East Leroy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Leroy.
What the weather is like in East Leroy, month by month
East Leroy sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 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° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of East Leroy
The nearest airport, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Leroy
Schools across East Leroy average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sonoma ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- East Leroy Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Climaxscotts Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Union City Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Harper Creek Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Harper Creek High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Union City High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Leroy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Leroy 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 East Leroy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Leroy
Is East Leroy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Leroy ranks 13,490th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and quiet, and lowest on car insurance costs and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Leroy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $234,358. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $76,698 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is East Leroy safe?
Yes, East Leroy is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
Compare East Leroy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Leroy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Leroy 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.
East Leroy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Leroy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Leroy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Leroy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Leroy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Leroy 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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