Best Places48076, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48076, 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.
48076 ranks 12,567th 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 48076
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.
48076's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48076 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 48076 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48076
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48076 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,965, 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 48076's effective rate of 1.73%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48076
48076 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 48076.
Who works in 48076, and how
Work in 48076 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 48076
48076 has more parkland per resident than 85% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48076 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48076, month by month
48076 sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 23° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 48076
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 21 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 48076
Schools across 48076 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Beverly Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Angell Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Bingham Farms Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- University Middle School AcademyB · 45% proficient
- Anderson Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Glenn W Levey Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Wylie E Groves High SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Berkley High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- University High School AcademyC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48076 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48076 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 48076 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48076 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 48076
Is 48076 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48076 ranks 12,567th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, transit, and an educated workforce, 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 48076 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $266,272. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $93,965 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 48076 safe?
48076 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $528 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48076?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 23. That works out to about 88 pleasant days a year, more than 54% of zip codes.
Is 48076 good for families?
Schools beat 24% of zip codes, crime safety beats 19%, and childcare runs $916 a month.
Compare 48076 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48076. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48076 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.
48076 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48076: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48076: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48076: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48076: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48076 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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