Best PlacesOcqueoc, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ocqueoc, 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.
Ocqueoc ranks 41,388th 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 Ocqueoc
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.
Ocqueoc's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ocqueoc ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$544 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 67% of towns
Where Ocqueoc ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ocqueoc
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ocqueoc home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,692, 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 Ocqueoc's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ocqueoc
Ocqueoc 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 Ocqueoc.
Who works in Ocqueoc, and how
Work in Ocqueoc centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ocqueoc
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ocqueoc.
What the weather is like in Ocqueoc, month by month
Ocqueoc sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 23° | 16° |
| April | 51° | 40° | 30° |
| July | 80° | 68° | 57° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Ocqueoc
The nearest airport, Alpena County Regional, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 220 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ocqueoc
Schools across Ocqueoc average a C−, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rogers City Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Onaway Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Onaway Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Onaway Senior High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ocqueoc school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ocqueoc 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 Ocqueoc against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ocqueoc
Is Ocqueoc a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ocqueoc ranks 41,388th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and affordable childcare, 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 Ocqueoc expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,131. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $58,692 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Ocqueoc safe?
Ocqueoc is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $399 per resident a year.
Compare Ocqueoc with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ocqueoc. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ocqueoc 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.
Ocqueoc detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ocqueoc: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ocqueoc: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ocqueoc: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ocqueoc: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ocqueoc 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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