Best PlacesMattawan, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mattawan, 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.
Mattawan ranks 4,049th 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 Mattawan
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.
Mattawan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mattawan ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
Where Mattawan ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mattawan
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mattawan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $101,932, 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 Mattawan's effective rate of 1.09%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mattawan
Mattawan's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mattawan.
Who works in Mattawan, and how
Work in Mattawan centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mattawan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mattawan.
What the weather is like in Mattawan, month by month
Mattawan sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Mattawan
The nearest airport, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mattawan
Schools across Mattawan average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mattawan Later Elem SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Gobles Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mattawan Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Mattawan High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Paw Paw High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mattawan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mattawan 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 Mattawan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mattawan
Is Mattawan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mattawan ranks 4,049th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, low crime, and heat safety, and lowest on car insurance costs and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mattawan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,017. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $101,932 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Mattawan safe?
Yes, Mattawan is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $171 per resident a year.
Compare Mattawan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mattawan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mattawan 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.
Mattawan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mattawan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mattawan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mattawan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mattawan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mattawan 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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