Best PlacesHolland, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Holland, 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.
Holland ranks 863rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Holland
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.
Holland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Holland ranks high
- Short commute18.1 minutes each way, better than 93% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of cities
- Cheap childcare$718 a month, better than 88% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of cities
Where Holland ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of cities
- School gradeC, better than only 30% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Holland
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Holland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,548, 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 Holland's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 Holland
Holland'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 Holland.
Who works in Holland, and how
Work in Holland centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Holland
Holland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of cities and more parkland per resident than 90% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Holland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Holland, month by month
Holland sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Holland
The nearest airport, Muskegon County, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Holland
Schools across Holland average a C, better than 30% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Sandyview Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- New Groningen SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top middle schools
- Saugatuck Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Cityside Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Creekside Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Black River Public School MiddlehighB · 49% proficient
- Mona Shores High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Saugatuck High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Holland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Holland 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 Holland against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Holland suits
Families
Schools land around the 30th percentile and crime safety beats 92%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Holland
Is Holland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Holland ranks 863rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on short commutes, low crime, and low disaster risk, 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 Holland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,625. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $86,548 median income, cost of living beats 53% of cities.
Is Holland safe?
Yes, Holland is safer than 92% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Holland?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 21. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of cities.
Is Holland good for families?
Schools beat 30% of cities, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $718 a month.
Compare Holland with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Holland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Holland 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.
Holland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Holland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Holland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Holland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Holland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Holland 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.