Best PlacesNahma, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nahma, 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.
Nahma ranks 43,966th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nahma
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.
Nahma's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nahma ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 73% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 108 pleasant days a year, better than 73% of towns
Where Nahma ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute41.2 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nahma
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nahma home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,844, 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 Nahma's effective rate of 0.96%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Nahma
Nahma runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nahma.
Who works in Nahma, and how
Work in Nahma centers on hospitality & food and real estate. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Nahma
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nahma.
What the weather is like in Nahma, month by month
Nahma sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 20° | 12° |
| April | 49° | 38° | 28° |
| July | 79° | 68° | 55° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Nahma
The nearest airport, Delta County, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 211 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nahma
Schools across Nahma average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top high schools
- Tritownship SchoolC+ · 28% proficient
- Big Bay De Noc SchoolC+ · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nahma school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nahma 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 Nahma against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nahma
Is Nahma a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nahma ranks 43,966th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and health care access, and lowest on internet speeds and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nahma expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,700. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $54,844 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Nahma safe?
Nahma is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $323 per resident a year.
Compare Nahma with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nahma. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nahma 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.
Nahma detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nahma: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nahma: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nahma: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nahma: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nahma 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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