Best PlacesGogebic, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gogebic, 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.
Gogebic ranks 43,632nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gogebic
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.
Gogebic's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gogebic ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
Where Gogebic ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gogebic
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gogebic home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,593, 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 Gogebic'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 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 Gogebic
Gogebic 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 Gogebic.
Who works in Gogebic, and how
Work in Gogebic centers on finance & insurance and other services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Gogebic
Gogebic has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Gogebic and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Gogebic, month by month
Gogebic sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 16° | 8° |
| April | 50° | 38° | 28° |
| July | 80° | 66° | 54° |
| October | 55° | 44° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Gogebic
The nearest airport, Gogebic/Iron County, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 206 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gogebic
Schools across Gogebic average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Lakeland ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Hurley HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gogebic school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gogebic 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 Gogebic against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gogebic
Is Gogebic a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gogebic ranks 43,632nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and health care access, and lowest on car insurance costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gogebic expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $362,333. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $74,593 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Gogebic safe?
Gogebic is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $786 per resident a year.
Compare Gogebic with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gogebic. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gogebic 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.
Gogebic detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gogebic: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gogebic: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gogebic: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gogebic: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gogebic 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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