Best PlacesNorthview, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northview, 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.
Northview ranks 7,665th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Northview
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.
Northview's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northview ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute18.2 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
Where Northview ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Northview
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northview home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,907, 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 Northview's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 Northview
Northview's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Northview.
Who works in Northview, and how
Work in Northview centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Northview
Northview has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of towns and more parkland per resident than 98% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Northview and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northview, month by month
Northview sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Northview
The nearest airport, Gerald R Ford International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Northview
Schools across Northview average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Orchard View Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- East Oakview Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- North Oakview Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastern Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Crossroads Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Highlands SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastern High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Northview High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Northview Next Learning CenterD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northview school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northview 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 Northview against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Northview
Is Northview a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northview ranks 7,665th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, short commutes, and civic engagement, and lowest on car insurance costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northview expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $325,905. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $91,907 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Northview safe?
Yes, Northview is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
Compare Northview with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northview. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northview 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.
Northview detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northview: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northview: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northview: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northview: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northview 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.