Best PlacesTwining, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Twining, 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.
Twining ranks 42,145th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Twining
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.
Twining's strengths and weaknesses
Where Twining ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of towns
- Cheap childcare$656 a month, better than 72% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 67% of towns
Where Twining ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Twining
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Twining home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,440, 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 Twining's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Twining
Twining runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Twining.
Who works in Twining, and how
Work in Twining centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Twining
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Twining.
What the weather is like in Twining, month by month
Twining sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 24° | 16° |
| April | 52° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Twining
The nearest airport, MBS International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Twining
Schools across Twining average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Au Gressims Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Standishsterling Central Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Whittemoreprescott Area ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tawas Area Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Au Gressims Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Au Gressims High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Standishsterling Central Jrsr High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Tawas Area High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Twining school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Twining 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 Twining against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Twining
Is Twining a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Twining ranks 42,145th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and clean air, and lowest on car insurance costs and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Twining expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,780. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $54,440 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Twining safe?
Twining is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $348 per resident a year.
Compare Twining with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Twining. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Twining 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.
Twining detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Twining: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Twining: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Twining: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Twining: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Twining 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.