Best PlacesHudsonville, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hudsonville, 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.
Hudsonville ranks 337th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hudsonville
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.
Hudsonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hudsonville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of cities
Where Hudsonville ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 19% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Hudsonville
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hudsonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $114,854, 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 Hudsonville's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 Hudsonville
Hudsonville runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hudsonville.
Who works in Hudsonville, and how
Work in Hudsonville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hudsonville
Hudsonville has more parkland per resident than 90% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Hudsonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hudsonville, month by month
Hudsonville 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 Hudsonville
The nearest airport, Gerald R Ford International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hudsonville
Schools across Hudsonville average a B+, better than 68% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- El Puente Spanish ImmersionA · 65% proficient
- Adams Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Park Elemementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Baldwin Street Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Riley Street Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Cityside Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Jenison High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Hudsonville High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Zeeland East High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hudsonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hudsonville 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 Hudsonville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Hudsonville suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of cities and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Hudsonville
Is Hudsonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hudsonville ranks 337th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and heat safety, and lowest on walkability and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hudsonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $366,171. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $114,854 median income, cost of living beats 79% of cities.
Is Hudsonville safe?
Yes, Hudsonville is safer than 100% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $130 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hudsonville?
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 Hudsonville good for families?
Schools beat 68% of cities, crime safety beats 100%, and childcare runs $741 a month.
Compare Hudsonville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hudsonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hudsonville 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.
Hudsonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hudsonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hudsonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hudsonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hudsonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hudsonville 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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