Best PlacesWeidman, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Weidman, 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.
Weidman ranks 33,984th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Weidman
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.
Weidman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Weidman ranks high
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 75% of towns
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 73% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 66% of towns
Where Weidman ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 23% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Household income$58,347 median, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Weidman
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Weidman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,347, 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 Weidman's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Weidman
Weidman's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Weidman.
Who works in Weidman, and how
Work in Weidman centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Weidman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Weidman.
What the weather is like in Weidman, month by month
Weidman sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 25° | 20° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Weidman
The nearest airport, MBS International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Weidman
Schools across Weidman average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Beal City Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Barryton Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Weidman Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chippewa Hills Intermediate SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Beal City High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Chippewa Hills High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Farwell High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Weidman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Weidman 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 Weidman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Weidman
Is Weidman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Weidman ranks 33,984th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, walkability, and heat safety, and lowest on car insurance costs and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Weidman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,973. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $58,347 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Weidman safe?
Yes, Weidman is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
Compare Weidman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Weidman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Weidman 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.
Weidman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Weidman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Weidman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Weidman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Weidman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Weidman 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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