Best PlacesGoodells, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Goodells, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Goodells ranks 19,144th 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 Goodells
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.
Goodells' strengths and weaknesses
Where Goodells ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$94,574 median, better than 81% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Goodells ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute37.1 minutes each way, better than only 9% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 17% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Goodells
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Goodells home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,574, 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 Goodells' effective rate of 0.79%, 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 Goodells
Goodells runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Goodells.
Who works in Goodells, and how
Work in Goodells centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Goodells
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Goodells.
What the weather is like in Goodells, month by month
Goodells sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 62° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Goodells
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Goodells
Schools across Goodells average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gardens Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Avoca Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- John F Farrellemmett Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Armada Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Yale Junior High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Marysville Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Armada High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Yale Senior High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Memphis Juniorsenior High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Goodells school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Goodells 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 Goodells against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Goodells
Is Goodells a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Goodells ranks 19,144th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and heat safety, 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 Goodells expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $274,721. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $94,574 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Goodells safe?
Yes, Goodells is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
Compare Goodells with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Goodells. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Goodells 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.
Goodells detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Goodells: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Goodells: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Goodells: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Goodells: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Goodells 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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