Best PlacesTamarack, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tamarack, 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.
Tamarack ranks 20,609th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tamarack
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.
Tamarack's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tamarack ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
Where Tamarack ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tamarack
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tamarack home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,060, 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 Tamarack's effective rate of 1.03%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tamarack
Tamarack runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tamarack.
Who works in Tamarack, and how
Work in Tamarack centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Tamarack
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tamarack.
What the weather is like in Tamarack, month by month
Tamarack sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 20° | 13° |
| April | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| July | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| October | 57° | 47° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Tamarack
The nearest airport, Houghton County Memorial, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 278 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tamarack
Schools across Tamarack average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clk Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Calumet High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tamarack school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tamarack 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 Tamarack against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tamarack
Is Tamarack a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tamarack ranks 20,609th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and quiet, and lowest on distance from a big city and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tamarack expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,313. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $70,060 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Tamarack safe?
Tamarack is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $517 per resident a year.
Compare Tamarack with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tamarack. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tamarack 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.
Tamarack detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tamarack: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tamarack: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tamarack: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tamarack: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tamarack 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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