Best Places48050, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48050, 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.
48050 ranks 18,500th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48050
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.
48050's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48050 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Household income$91,495 median, better than 73% of zip codes
Where 48050 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Short commute32.6 minutes each way, better than only 18% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48050
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48050 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $91,495; 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 48050's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 48050
48050 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 48050.
Who works in 48050, and how
Work in 48050 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 48050
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 48050.
What the weather is like in 48050, month by month
48050 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 48050
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 48 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 48050
Schools across 48050 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Orville C Krause Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Will L Lee SchoolB · 48% proficient
- New Haven Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Armada Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Armada High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- New Haven High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48050 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48050 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 48050 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48050
Is 48050 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48050 ranks 18,500th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, few empty homes, and health care access, 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 48050 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $337,611. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $91,495 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 48050 safe?
48050 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $510 per resident a year.
Compare 48050 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48050. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48050 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.
48050 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48050: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48050: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48050: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48050: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48050 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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