Best PlacesTwin Lakes, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Twin Lakes, 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.
Twin Lakes ranks 26,528th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Twin Lakes
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.
Twin Lakes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Twin Lakes ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Twin Lakes ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Twin Lakes
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Twin Lakes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,063, 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 Twin Lakes' effective rate of 0.96%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Twin Lakes.
Who works in Twin Lakes, and how
Work in Twin Lakes centers on hospitality & food and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Twin Lakes
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Twin Lakes.
What the weather is like in Twin Lakes, month by month
Twin Lakes sees roughly 110 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 Twin Lakes
The nearest airport, Houghton County Memorial, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 253 miles away.
The best schools in and around Twin Lakes
Schools across Twin Lakes average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Range Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Houghton Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Houghton Central High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Jeffers High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Twin Lakes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Twin Lakes
Is Twin Lakes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Twin Lakes ranks 26,528th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Twin Lakes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $224,200. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $74,063 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Twin Lakes safe?
Twin Lakes is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $354 per resident a year.
Compare Twin Lakes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Twin Lakes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Twin Lakes 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.
Twin Lakes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Twin Lakes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Twin Lakes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Twin Lakes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Twin Lakes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Twin Lakes 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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