Best PlacesGoodrich, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Goodrich, 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.
Goodrich ranks 7,361st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Goodrich
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.
Goodrich's strengths and weaknesses
Where Goodrich ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Household income$109,776 median, better than 90% of towns
Where Goodrich ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Short commute32.5 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Goodrich
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Goodrich home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,776, 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 Goodrich's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 Goodrich
Goodrich runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Goodrich.
Who works in Goodrich, and how
Work in Goodrich centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Goodrich
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Goodrich.
What the weather is like in Goodrich, month by month
Goodrich sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 86° | 73° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Goodrich
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Goodrich
Schools across Goodrich average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Emma Murphy Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Oakwood Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Harveyswanson Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Goodrich Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Brandon Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Rolland Warner Campus 67C · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Brandon High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Goodrich High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Lapeer High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Goodrich school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Goodrich 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 Goodrich against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Goodrich
Is Goodrich a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Goodrich ranks 7,361st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, civic engagement, and low crime, and lowest on car insurance costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Goodrich expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $335,621. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $109,776 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Goodrich safe?
Yes, Goodrich is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
Compare Goodrich with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Goodrich. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Goodrich 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.
Goodrich detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Goodrich: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Goodrich: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Goodrich: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Goodrich: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Goodrich 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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