Best PlacesHulbert, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hulbert, 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.
Hulbert ranks 46,403rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hulbert
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.
Hulbert's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hulbert ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of towns
Where Hulbert ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hulbert
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hulbert home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,031, 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 Hulbert's effective rate of 0.91%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hulbert
Hulbert 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 Hulbert.
Who works in Hulbert, and how
Work in Hulbert centers on public administration and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Hulbert
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hulbert.
What the weather is like in Hulbert, month by month
Hulbert sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 20° | 14° |
| April | 47° | 38° | 30° |
| July | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| October | 55° | 47° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Hulbert
The nearest airport, Chippewa County International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 272 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hulbert
Schools across Hulbert average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gros Cap SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Sault Area High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Lasalle High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hulbert school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hulbert 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 Hulbert against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hulbert
Is Hulbert a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hulbert ranks 46,403rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and health care access, and lowest on distance from a big city 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 Hulbert expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $119,538. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $57,031 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Hulbert safe?
Hulbert is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $635 per resident a year.
Compare Hulbert with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hulbert. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hulbert 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.
Hulbert detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hulbert: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hulbert: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hulbert: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hulbert: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hulbert 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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