Best PlacesNorth Morenci, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Morenci, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Morenci ranks 36,283rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in North Morenci
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.
North Morenci's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Morenci ranks high
- Cheap childcare$593 a month, better than 79% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 71% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 70% of towns
- QuietBetter than 60% of towns
Where North Morenci ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Morenci
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Morenci home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,352, 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 North Morenci's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Morenci
North Morenci runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Morenci.
Who works in North Morenci, and how
Work in North Morenci centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Morenci
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Morenci.
What the weather is like in North Morenci, month by month
North Morenci sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of North Morenci
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Morenci
Schools across North Morenci average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Morenci Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hudson Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Fayette Jr/sr High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Morenci Middle And High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Hudson Area Jrsr High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Morenci school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Morenci 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 North Morenci against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Morenci
Is North Morenci a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Morenci ranks 36,283rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low crime, and low disaster risk, and lowest on car insurance costs and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Morenci expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,598. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $62,352 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is North Morenci safe?
Yes, North Morenci is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
Compare North Morenci with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Morenci. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Morenci 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.
North Morenci detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Morenci: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Morenci: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Morenci: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Morenci: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Morenci 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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