Best PlacesMcCords, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McCords, 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.
McCords ranks 2,238th 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 McCords
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.
McCords' strengths and weaknesses
Where McCords ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
Where McCords ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McCords
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McCords home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $135,735; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 McCords' effective rate of 1.09%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in McCords
McCords's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 McCords.
Who works in McCords, and how
Work in McCords centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in McCords
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McCords.
What the weather is like in McCords, month by month
McCords sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of McCords
The nearest airport, Gerald R Ford International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 117 miles away.
The best schools in and around McCords
Schools across McCords average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Alto Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Paris Ridge ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Kraft Meadows Intermediate SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Lowell Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Caledonia High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Lowell Senior High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McCords school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McCords 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 McCords against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McCords
Is McCords a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McCords ranks 2,238th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and what local pay buys, and lowest on car insurance costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McCords expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $503,378. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $135,735 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is McCords safe?
Yes, McCords is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare McCords with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McCords. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McCords 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.
McCords detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McCords: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McCords: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McCords: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McCords: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McCords 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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