Best PlacesSpringport, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Springport, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Springport ranks 23,028th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on heat safety.
The best neighborhoods in Springport
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.
Springport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Springport ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$589 a month, better than 80% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Springport ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 17% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of towns
- Short commute31.1 minutes each way, better than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Springport
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Springport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,504, 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 Springport'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 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 Springport
Springport runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Springport.
Who works in Springport, and how
Work in Springport centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Springport
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Springport.
What the weather is like in Springport, month by month
Springport sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Springport
The nearest airport, Capital Region International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Springport
Schools across Springport average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Warner Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Fern Persons Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Springport Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Western Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Springport Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Eaton Rapids High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Western High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Olivet High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Springport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Springport 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 Springport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Springport
Is Springport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Springport ranks 23,028th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, quiet, and low crime, and lowest on car insurance costs and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Springport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,740. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $71,504 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Springport safe?
Yes, Springport is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare Springport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Springport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Springport 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.
Springport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Springport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Springport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Springport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Springport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Springport 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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