Best PlacesWest Sumpter, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Sumpter, 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.
West Sumpter ranks 32,868th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in West Sumpter
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.
West Sumpter's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Sumpter ranks high
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 77% of towns
Where West Sumpter ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Sumpter
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Sumpter home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $71,835; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 West Sumpter's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Sumpter
West Sumpter'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 West Sumpter.
Who works in West Sumpter, and how
Work in West Sumpter centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in West Sumpter
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Sumpter.
What the weather is like in West Sumpter, month by month
West Sumpter sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of West Sumpter
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 11 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 168 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around West Sumpter
Schools across West Sumpter average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Loren Eyler Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Brick Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wagar 56 Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Milan Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Lincoln Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Airport Middle CollegeA · 75% proficient
- Milan High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Lincoln Senior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Sumpter school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Sumpter 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 West Sumpter against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Sumpter
Is West Sumpter a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Sumpter ranks 32,868th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, few empty homes, and tree cover, and lowest on car insurance costs and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Sumpter expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $273,286. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $71,835 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is West Sumpter safe?
West Sumpter is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
Compare West Sumpter with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Sumpter. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Sumpter 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.
West Sumpter detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Sumpter: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Sumpter: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Sumpter: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Sumpter: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Sumpter 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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