Best PlacesLiske, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Liske, 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.
Liske ranks 30,923rd 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 Liske
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.
Liske's strengths and weaknesses
Where Liske ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$544 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Liske ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Liske
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Liske home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,889, 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 Liske's effective rate of 0.84%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Liske
Liske 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 Liske.
Who works in Liske, and how
Work in Liske centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Liske
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Liske.
What the weather is like in Liske, month by month
Liske sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 23° | 16° |
| April | 51° | 40° | 30° |
| July | 80° | 68° | 57° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Liske
The nearest airport, Alpena County Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 216 miles away.
The best schools in and around Liske
Schools across Liske average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Posen Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Posen Consolidated High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Liske school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Liske 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 Liske against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Liske
Is Liske a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Liske ranks 30,923rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and a strong job market, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Liske expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,800. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $68,889 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Liske safe?
Liske is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $408 per resident a year.
Compare Liske with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Liske. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Liske 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.
Liske detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Liske: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Liske: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Liske: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Liske: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Liske 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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