Best PlacesKing, Ann Arbor, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around King, Ann Arbor, 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.
King, Ann Arbor ranks 1,012th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in King, Ann Arbor
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.
King, Ann Arbor's strengths and weaknesses
Where King, Ann Arbor ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where King, Ann Arbor ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in King, Ann Arbor
A household needs to earn about $195,000 a year to comfortably buy the median King, Ann Arbor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,172, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 King, Ann Arbor's effective rate of 1.81%, 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 King, Ann Arbor
King, Ann Arbor runs younger 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 King, Ann Arbor.
Who works in King, Ann Arbor, and how
Work in King, Ann Arbor centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 50%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in King, Ann Arbor
King, Ann Arbor has more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of King, Ann Arbor and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in King, Ann Arbor, month by month
King, Ann Arbor sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 17° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 57° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 40° |
Flying in and out of King, Ann Arbor
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 18 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 168 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around King, Ann Arbor
Schools across King, Ann Arbor average an A, better than 97% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ann Arbor Steam At Northside SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Martin Luther King Elem SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Ann Arbor Open At Mack SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clague Middle SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Tappan Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Huron High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Ypsilanti Stemm Middle CollegeD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every King, Ann Arbor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
King, Ann Arbor 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 King, Ann Arbor against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in King, Ann Arbor
Is King, Ann Arbor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, King, Ann Arbor ranks 1,012th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, an educated workforce, and health care access, 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 King, Ann Arbor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $655,460. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $116,172 median income, cost of living beats 87% of neighborhoods.
Is King, Ann Arbor safe?
King, Ann Arbor is safer than 55% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $476 per resident a year.
Compare King, Ann Arbor with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to King, Ann Arbor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in King, Ann Arbor 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.
King, Ann Arbor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for King, Ann Arbor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in King, Ann Arbor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of King, Ann Arbor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in King, Ann Arbor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
King, Ann Arbor 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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