Best PlacesSebewaing, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sebewaing, 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.
Sebewaing ranks 31,210th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in Sebewaing
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.
Sebewaing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sebewaing ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- BikingBetter than 79% of towns
Where Sebewaing ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Household income$57,768 median, better than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sebewaing
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sebewaing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,768, 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 Sebewaing's effective rate of 1.36%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sebewaing
Sebewaing 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 Sebewaing.
Who works in Sebewaing, and how
Work in Sebewaing centers on health care & social and manufacturing. 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 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Sebewaing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sebewaing.
What the weather is like in Sebewaing, month by month
Sebewaing sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 35° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Sebewaing
The nearest airport, MBS International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sebewaing
Schools across Sebewaing average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Laker ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Unionvillesebewaing Elem SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Owendalegagetown Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Unionvillesebewaing Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Laker Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Cass City Jr And Sr High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Laker High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Unionvillesebewaing High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sebewaing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sebewaing 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 Sebewaing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sebewaing
Is Sebewaing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sebewaing ranks 31,210th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, short commutes, and walkability, 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 Sebewaing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $133,517. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $57,768 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Sebewaing safe?
Yes, Sebewaing is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare Sebewaing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sebewaing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sebewaing 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.
Sebewaing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sebewaing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sebewaing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sebewaing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sebewaing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sebewaing 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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