Best PlacesPort Sanilac, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Sanilac, 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.
Port Sanilac ranks 31,920th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Port Sanilac
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.
Port Sanilac's strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Sanilac ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap childcare$571 a month, better than 82% of towns
Where Port Sanilac ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$56,489 median, better than only 21% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Port Sanilac
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Sanilac home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,489, 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 Port Sanilac's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 Port Sanilac
Port Sanilac 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 Port Sanilac.
Who works in Port Sanilac, and how
Work in Port Sanilac centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Port Sanilac
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Port Sanilac.
What the weather is like in Port Sanilac, month by month
Port Sanilac sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Port Sanilac
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 68 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 Port Sanilac
Schools across Port Sanilac average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Meyer Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Deckerville Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Carsonvilleport Sanilac Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Croswelllexington Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Carsonvilleport Sanilac HsC · 33% proficient
- Croswelllexington High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Deckerville Community High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Sanilac school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port Sanilac 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 Port Sanilac against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Port Sanilac
Is Port Sanilac a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Sanilac ranks 31,920th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, a stable housing market, and civic engagement, and lowest on car insurance costs and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Port Sanilac expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,455. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $56,489 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Port Sanilac safe?
Yes, Port Sanilac is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
Compare Port Sanilac with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Sanilac. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port Sanilac 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.
Port Sanilac detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Sanilac: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Sanilac: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Sanilac: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Sanilac: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port Sanilac 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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