Best Places48064, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48064, 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.
48064 ranks 20,563rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48064
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.
48064's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48064 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 48064 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48064
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48064 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,110, 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 48064's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 48064
48064's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48064.
Who works in 48064, and how
Work in 48064 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 48064
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 48064.
What the weather is like in 48064, month by month
48064 sees roughly 75 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 48064
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 51 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 48064
Schools across 48064 average a C+, better than 43% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Will L Lee SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Francois Maconce Elem SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Pine River Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Anchor Bay Middle School NorthB− · 42% proficient
- Richmond Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- St Clair High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Anchor Bay High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Richmond Community High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48064 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48064 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 48064 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48064
Is 48064 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48064 ranks 20,563rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, civic engagement, and heat safety, 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 48064 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $262,380. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $80,110 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 48064 safe?
Yes, 48064 is safer than 70% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
Compare 48064 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48064. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48064 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.
48064 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48064: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48064: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48064: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48064: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48064 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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