Best Places48041, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48041, 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.
48041 ranks 19,382nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48041
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.
48041's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48041 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 48041 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Short commute34.8 minutes each way, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48041
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48041 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $87,858; 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 48041'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 and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48041
48041 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48041.
Who works in 48041, and how
Work in 48041 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48041
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 48041.
What the weather is like in 48041, month by month
48041 sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 62° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 48041
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48041
Schools across 48041 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Orville C Krause Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- John F Farrellemmett Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Memphis Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Armada Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Yale Junior High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Richmond Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Armada High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Yale Senior High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Memphis Juniorsenior High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48041 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48041 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 48041 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48041
Is 48041 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48041 ranks 19,382nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, civic engagement, and health care access, and lowest on car insurance costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48041 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $337,219. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $87,858 median income, cost of living beats 67% of zip codes.
Is 48041 safe?
48041 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
Compare 48041 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48041. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48041 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.
48041 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48041: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48041: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48041: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48041: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48041 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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