Best PlacesMcLeods Corner, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McLeods Corner, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
McLeods Corner ranks 37,763rd 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 McLeods Corner
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.
McLeods Corner's strengths and weaknesses
Where McLeods Corner ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.0 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
Where McLeods Corner ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McLeods Corner
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McLeods Corner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,852, 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 McLeods Corner's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in McLeods Corner
McLeods Corner 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 McLeods Corner.
Who works in McLeods Corner, and how
Work in McLeods Corner centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in McLeods Corner
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McLeods Corner.
What the weather is like in McLeods Corner, month by month
McLeods Corner sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 20° | 14° |
| April | 47° | 38° | 30° |
| July | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| October | 55° | 47° | 40° |
Flying in and out of McLeods Corner
The nearest airport, Chippewa County International, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 263 miles away.
The best schools in and around McLeods Corner
Schools across McLeods Corner average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gros Cap SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Manistique Middle And High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Sault Area High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Lasalle High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McLeods Corner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McLeods Corner 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 McLeods Corner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McLeods Corner
Is McLeods Corner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McLeods Corner ranks 37,763rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and a stable housing 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 McLeods Corner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $112,900. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $60,852 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is McLeods Corner safe?
McLeods Corner is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $699 per resident a year.
Compare McLeods Corner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McLeods Corner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McLeods Corner 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.
McLeods Corner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McLeods Corner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McLeods Corner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McLeods Corner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McLeods Corner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McLeods Corner 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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