Best PlacesLulu, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lulu, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lulu ranks 5,857th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lulu
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.
Lulu's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lulu ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
Where Lulu ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Short commute32.7 minutes each way, better than only 21% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lulu
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lulu home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $101,791, 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 Lulu's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 Lulu
Lulu 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 Lulu.
Who works in Lulu, and how
Work in Lulu centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Lulu
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lulu.
What the weather is like in Lulu, month by month
Lulu sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Lulu
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 27 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lulu
Schools across Lulu average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ida Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ida Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Ida High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Summerfield Juniorsenior High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lulu school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lulu 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 Lulu against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lulu
Is Lulu a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lulu ranks 5,857th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and fast internet, 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 Lulu expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,566. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $101,791 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Lulu safe?
Yes, Lulu is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
Compare Lulu with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lulu. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lulu 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.
Lulu detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lulu: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lulu: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lulu: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lulu: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lulu 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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