Best Places48065, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48065, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
48065 ranks 5,743rd 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 48065
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.
48065's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48065 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Household income$107,669 median, better than 85% of zip codes
Where 48065 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Short commute31.4 minutes each way, better than only 22% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 71 pleasant days a year, better than only 27% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48065
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48065 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,669, 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 48065's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 48065
48065 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48065.
Who works in 48065, and how
Work in 48065 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48065
48065 has more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48065 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48065, month by month
48065 sees roughly 71 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 48065
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48065
Schools across 48065 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Orville C Krause Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Orchard Primary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Armada Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Almont Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Oxford Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Oxford High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Armada High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Romeo High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48065 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48065 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 48065 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48065
Is 48065 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48065 ranks 5,743rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, civic engagement, and low crime, 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 48065 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $351,282. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $107,669 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 48065 safe?
Yes, 48065 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare 48065 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48065. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48065 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.
48065 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48065: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48065: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48065: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48065: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48065 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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