Best PlacesNaubinway, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Naubinway, 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.
Naubinway ranks 44,523rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Naubinway
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.
Naubinway's strengths and weaknesses
Where Naubinway ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 108 pleasant days a year, better than 73% of towns
Where Naubinway ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Naubinway
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Naubinway home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,744, 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 Naubinway's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Naubinway
Naubinway 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 Naubinway.
Who works in Naubinway, and how
Work in Naubinway 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 83%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Naubinway
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Naubinway.
What the weather is like in Naubinway, month by month
Naubinway 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 Naubinway
The nearest airport, Chippewa County International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 252 miles away.
The best schools in and around Naubinway
Schools across Naubinway average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- St Ignace Elementarymiddle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Gros Cap SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Lasalle High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Naubinway school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Naubinway 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 Naubinway against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Naubinway
Is Naubinway a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Naubinway ranks 44,523rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, walkability, and quiet, and lowest on a weak job market 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 Naubinway expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,704. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $48,744 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Naubinway safe?
Naubinway is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $553 per resident a year.
Compare Naubinway with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Naubinway. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Naubinway 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.
Naubinway detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Naubinway: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Naubinway: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Naubinway: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Naubinway: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Naubinway 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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