Best PlacesOrr, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Orr, 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.
Orr ranks 7,518th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Orr
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.
Orr's strengths and weaknesses
Where Orr ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$119,838 median, better than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
Where Orr ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Orr
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Orr home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,838, 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 Orr's effective rate of 1.42%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Orr
Orr runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Orr.
Who works in Orr, and how
Work in Orr 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 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Orr
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Orr.
What the weather is like in Orr, month by month
Orr sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Orr
The nearest airport, MBS International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Orr
Schools across Orr average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kc Ling Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hemlock Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Hemlock High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Orr school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Orr 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 Orr against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Orr
Is Orr a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Orr ranks 7,518th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, civic engagement, and high incomes, and lowest on car insurance costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Orr expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,295. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $119,838 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is Orr safe?
Yes, Orr is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $235 per resident a year.
Compare Orr with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Orr. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Orr 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.
Orr detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Orr: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Orr: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Orr: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Orr: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Orr 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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