Best PlacesQuinnesec, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Quinnesec, 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.
Quinnesec ranks 21,893rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Quinnesec
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.
Quinnesec's strengths and weaknesses
Where Quinnesec ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Quinnesec ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 18% of towns
- Household income$55,440 median, better than only 20% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Quinnesec
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Quinnesec home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,440, 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 Quinnesec's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 Quinnesec
Quinnesec 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 Quinnesec.
Who works in Quinnesec, and how
Work in Quinnesec centers on retail trade and utilities. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Quinnesec
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Quinnesec.
What the weather is like in Quinnesec, month by month
Quinnesec sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 18° | 11° |
| April | 52° | 40° | 29° |
| July | 82° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 57° | 47° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Quinnesec
The nearest airport, Ford, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 198 miles away.
The best schools in and around Quinnesec
Schools across Quinnesec average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Woodland Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kingsford Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Kingsford High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Quinnesec school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Quinnesec 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 Quinnesec against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Quinnesec
Is Quinnesec a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Quinnesec ranks 21,893rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, civic engagement, and short commutes, and lowest on car insurance costs 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 Quinnesec expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,242. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $55,440 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Quinnesec safe?
Yes, Quinnesec is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $316 per resident a year.
Compare Quinnesec with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Quinnesec. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Quinnesec 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.
Quinnesec detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Quinnesec: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Quinnesec: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Quinnesec: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Quinnesec: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Quinnesec 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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