Best Places48048, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48048, 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.
48048 ranks 21,081st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on heat safety.
The best neighborhoods in 48048
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.
48048's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48048 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 48048 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Short commute32.2 minutes each way, better than only 19% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48048
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48048 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,175, 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 48048's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48048
48048 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48048.
Who works in 48048, and how
Work in 48048 centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 48048
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 48048.
What the weather is like in 48048, month by month
48048 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 48048
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 46 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 48048
Schools across 48048 average a C−, better than 25% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Will L Lee SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Francois Maconce Elem SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Joseph M Carkenord Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Armada Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Anchor Bay Middle School NorthB− · 42% proficient
- Middle School EastC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Anchor Bay High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- New Haven High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48048 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48048 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 48048 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48048
Is 48048 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48048 ranks 21,081st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low crime, and few empty homes, and lowest on car insurance costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48048 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,849. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $69,175 median income, cost of living beats 30% of zip codes.
Is 48048 safe?
Yes, 48048 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $215 per resident a year.
Compare 48048 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48048. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48048 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.
48048 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48048: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48048: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48048: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48048: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48048 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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