Best PlacesRome Center, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rome Center, 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.
Rome Center ranks 15,722nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rome Center
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.
Rome Center's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rome Center ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of towns
- Cheap childcare$593 a month, better than 79% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of towns
Where Rome Center ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute34.2 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rome Center
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rome Center home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,435, 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 Rome Center's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 Rome Center
Rome Center runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rome Center.
Who works in Rome Center, and how
Work in Rome Center centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rome Center
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rome Center.
What the weather is like in Rome Center, month by month
Rome Center sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Rome Center
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rome Center
Schools across Rome Center average a C, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Onsted ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Prairie Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Springbrook Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
- Onsted Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Onsted Community High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Adrian High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rome Center school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rome Center 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 Rome Center against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rome Center
Is Rome Center a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rome Center ranks 15,722nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, cell coverage, and few empty homes, and lowest on car insurance costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rome Center expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $252,624. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $89,435 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Rome Center safe?
Yes, Rome Center is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare Rome Center with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rome Center. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rome Center 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.
Rome Center detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rome Center: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rome Center: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rome Center: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rome Center: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rome Center 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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