Best PlacesFarwell, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Farwell, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Farwell ranks 33,518th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low disaster risk.
The best neighborhoods in Farwell
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.
Farwell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Farwell ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 81% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 77% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 77% of towns
- Cheap childcare$657 a month, better than 72% of towns
Where Farwell ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 21% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Farwell
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Farwell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,985, 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 Farwell's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Farwell
Farwell runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Farwell.
Who works in Farwell, and how
Work in Farwell centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Farwell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Farwell.
What the weather is like in Farwell, month by month
Farwell sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 25° | 20° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Farwell
The nearest airport, MBS International, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Farwell
Schools across Farwell average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Beal City Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Evart Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Barryton Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clare Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Chippewa Hills Intermediate SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Farwell Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Clare High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Beal City High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Chippewa Hills High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Farwell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Farwell 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 Farwell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Farwell
Is Farwell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Farwell ranks 33,518th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, civic engagement, and clean air, and lowest on car insurance costs and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Farwell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,579. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $62,985 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Farwell safe?
Yes, Farwell is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
Compare Farwell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Farwell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Farwell 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.
Farwell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Farwell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Farwell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Farwell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Farwell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Farwell 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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