Best Places48043, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48043, 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.
48043 ranks 26,165th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48043
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.
48043's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48043 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 48043 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48043
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48043 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,008, 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 48043's effective rate of 1.36%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48043
48043's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 48043.
Who works in 48043, and how
Work in 48043 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 48043
48043 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48043 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48043, month by month
48043 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 48043
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 36 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 48043
Schools across 48043 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South River Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Atwood Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Mt Clemens Montessori AcademyC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Middle School NorthC+ · 39% proficient
- Middle School CentralC · 33% proficient
- Mount Clemens Middle SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- High School NorthC+ · 36% proficient
- High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Mount Clemens High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48043 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48043 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 48043 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48043
Is 48043 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48043 ranks 26,165th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on car insurance costs and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48043 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,194. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $65,008 median income, cost of living beats 39% of zip codes.
Is 48043 safe?
48043 is safer than 15% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $566 per resident a year.
Compare 48043 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48043. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48043 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.
48043 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48043: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48043: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48043: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48043: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48043 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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