Best PlacesNational Mine, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around National Mine, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
National Mine ranks 16,587th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in National Mine
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.
National Mine's strengths and weaknesses
Where National Mine ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of towns
Where National Mine ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in National Mine
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median National Mine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,309, 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 National Mine's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in National Mine
National Mine runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for National Mine.
Who works in National Mine, and how
Work in National Mine centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in National Mine
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across National Mine.
What the weather is like in National Mine, month by month
National Mine sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 77 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 18° | 12° |
| April | 46° | 37° | 28° |
| July | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| October | 54° | 45° | 38° |
Flying in and out of National Mine
The nearest airport, Marquette/Sawyer Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 251 miles away.
The best schools in and around National Mine
Schools across National Mine average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeview SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Graveraet Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Birchview SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bothwell Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Negaunee Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Ishpeming Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Marquette Senior High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Negaunee High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Ishpeming High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every National Mine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
National Mine 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 National Mine against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in National Mine
Is National Mine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, National Mine ranks 16,587th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, heat safety, and low disaster risk, 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 National Mine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,081. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $92,309 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is National Mine safe?
Yes, National Mine is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
Compare National Mine with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to National Mine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in National Mine 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.
National Mine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for National Mine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in National Mine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of National Mine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in National Mine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
National Mine 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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