Best PlacesKillarney Beach, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Killarney Beach, 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.
Killarney Beach ranks 22,900th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Killarney Beach
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.
Killarney Beach's strengths and weaknesses
Where Killarney Beach ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Short commute22.6 minutes each way, better than 77% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 71% of towns
Where Killarney Beach ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Killarney Beach
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Killarney Beach home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,598, 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 Killarney Beach's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 Killarney Beach
Killarney Beach 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 Killarney Beach.
Who works in Killarney Beach, and how
Work in Killarney Beach centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Killarney Beach
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Killarney Beach.
What the weather is like in Killarney Beach, month by month
Killarney Beach sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Killarney Beach
The nearest airport, MBS International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Killarney Beach
Schools across Killarney Beach average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bangor West Central SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Bangor Lincoln SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Linwood Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Western Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Christa Mcauliffe Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- John Glenn High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Bay City Western High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Killarney Beach school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Killarney Beach 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 Killarney Beach against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Killarney Beach
Is Killarney Beach a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Killarney Beach ranks 22,900th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and few empty homes, 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 Killarney Beach expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,550. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $75,598 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Killarney Beach safe?
Yes, Killarney Beach is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare Killarney Beach with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Killarney Beach. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Killarney Beach 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.
Killarney Beach detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Killarney Beach: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Killarney Beach: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Killarney Beach: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Killarney Beach: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Killarney Beach 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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