Best PlacesSchoolcraft, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Schoolcraft, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Schoolcraft ranks 3,769th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Schoolcraft
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.
Schoolcraft's strengths and weaknesses
Where Schoolcraft ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of towns
Where Schoolcraft ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Schoolcraft
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Schoolcraft home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,443, 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 Schoolcraft's effective rate of 1.15%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Schoolcraft.
Who works in Schoolcraft, and how
Work in Schoolcraft centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Schoolcraft
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Schoolcraft.
What the weather is like in Schoolcraft, month by month
Schoolcraft sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Schoolcraft
The nearest airport, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Schoolcraft
Schools across Schoolcraft average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Schoolcraft Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Mattawan Later Elem SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Sunset Lake Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Schoolcraft Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Mattawan Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Vicksburg Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Mattawan High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Vicksburg High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Schoolcraft High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Schoolcraft school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Schoolcraft
Is Schoolcraft a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Schoolcraft ranks 3,769th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and health care access, and lowest on car insurance costs and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Schoolcraft expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $307,250. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $105,443 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is Schoolcraft safe?
Yes, Schoolcraft is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
Compare Schoolcraft with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Schoolcraft. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Schoolcraft 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.
Schoolcraft detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Schoolcraft: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Schoolcraft: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Schoolcraft: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Schoolcraft: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Schoolcraft 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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