Best PlacesWhitefish Point, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Whitefish Point, 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.
Whitefish Point ranks 45,379th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Whitefish Point
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.
Whitefish Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Whitefish Point ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of towns
Where Whitefish Point ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Whitefish Point
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Whitefish Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,294, 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 Whitefish Point's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Whitefish Point
Whitefish Point runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Whitefish Point.
Who works in Whitefish Point, and how
Work in Whitefish Point centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Whitefish Point
Whitefish Point has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Whitefish Point and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Whitefish Point, month by month
Whitefish Point sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 20° | 14° |
| April | 47° | 38° | 30° |
| July | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| October | 55° | 47° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Whitefish Point
The nearest airport, Chippewa County International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 297 miles away.
The best schools in and around Whitefish Point
Schools across Whitefish Point average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top high schools
- Sault Area High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Whitefish Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Whitefish Point 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 Whitefish Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Whitefish Point
Is Whitefish Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Whitefish Point ranks 45,379th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and health care access, and lowest on a weak job market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Whitefish Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,300. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $75,294 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Whitefish Point safe?
Whitefish Point is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $900 per resident a year.
Compare Whitefish Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Whitefish Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Whitefish Point 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.
Whitefish Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Whitefish Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Whitefish Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Whitefish Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Whitefish Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Whitefish Point 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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