Best PlacesMenominee County, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Menominee County, 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.
Menominee County ranks 2,172nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Menominee County
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.
Menominee County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Menominee County ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of counties
- QuietBetter than 81% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of counties
Where Menominee County ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of counties
- Household income$56,769 median, better than only 19% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Menominee County
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Menominee County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,769, 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 Menominee County's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Menominee County
Menominee County 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 Menominee County.
Who works in Menominee County, and how
Work in Menominee County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Menominee County
Menominee County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties and more parkland per resident than 80% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Menominee County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Menominee County growing, and who is moving in?
Menominee County has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Marinette County, WI.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Menominee County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Menominee County, month by month
Menominee County sees roughly 110 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 21° | 14° |
| April | 51° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 59° | 49° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Menominee County
The nearest airport, Delta County, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 166 miles away.
The best schools in and around Menominee County
Schools across Menominee County average a C−, better than 20% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Gibraltar ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Norway Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Wells Township SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gibraltar MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- North Central Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Vulcan Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Gibraltar HighB− · 43% proficient
- North Central Area Senior High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Norway High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Menominee County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Menominee County 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 Menominee County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Menominee County suits
Families
Schools land around the 20th percentile and crime safety beats 69%.
Retirees
The weather beats 68% of counties, health care access beats 87%, and it is quieter than 81%.
Common questions about living in Menominee County
Is Menominee County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Menominee County ranks 2,172nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low disaster risk, health care access, and civic engagement, 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 Menominee County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,784. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $56,769 median income, cost of living beats 26% of counties.
Is Menominee County safe?
Yes, Menominee County is safer than 69% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $335 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Menominee County?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 29 with lows near 14. That works out to about 110 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of counties.
Is Menominee County good for families?
Schools beat 20% of counties, crime safety beats 69%, and childcare runs $751 a month.
Compare Menominee County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Menominee County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Menominee County 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.
Menominee County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Menominee County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Menominee County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Menominee County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Menominee County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Menominee County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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