Best PlacesMullett Lake, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mullett Lake, 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.
Mullett Lake ranks 36,243rd 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 Mullett Lake
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.
Mullett Lake's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mullett Lake ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Mullett Lake ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mullett Lake
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mullett Lake home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,489, 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 Mullett Lake's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 Mullett Lake
Mullett Lake runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mullett Lake.
Who works in Mullett Lake, and how
Work in Mullett Lake centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mullett Lake
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mullett Lake.
What the weather is like in Mullett Lake, month by month
Mullett Lake sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 22° | 16° |
| April | 49° | 39° | 30° |
| July | 79° | 68° | 57° |
| October | 58° | 49° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Mullett Lake
The nearest airport, Pellston Regional/Emmet County, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 241 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mullett Lake
Schools across Mullett Lake average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cheboygan Intermediate SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Cheboygan Area High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mullett Lake school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mullett Lake 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 Mullett Lake against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mullett Lake
Is Mullett Lake a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mullett Lake ranks 36,243rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, health care access, and civic engagement, and lowest on distance from a big city and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mullett Lake expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,826. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $59,489 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Mullett Lake safe?
Yes, Mullett Lake is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
Compare Mullett Lake with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mullett Lake. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mullett Lake 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.
Mullett Lake detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mullett Lake: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mullett Lake: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mullett Lake: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mullett Lake: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mullett Lake 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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