Best Places48092, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48092, 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.
48092 ranks 17,265th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48092
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.
48092's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48092 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 48092 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48092
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48092 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,504, 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 48092's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 48092
48092'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 48092.
Who works in 48092, and how
Work in 48092 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48092
48092 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 48092 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48092, month by month
48092 sees roughly 84 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 48092
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 25 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 48092
Schools across 48092 average a D, better than 9% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Siersma Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Lean Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Middle School Mathematics Science Technology CenterA+ · 74% proficient
- Carter Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Beer Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Warren Mott High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Center Line High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Michigan Collegiate Middlehigh SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48092 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48092 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 48092 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48092 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 48092
Is 48092 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48092 ranks 17,265th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, biking, and few empty homes, and lowest on car insurance costs and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48092 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,214. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $75,504 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 48092 safe?
48092 is safer than 37% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48092?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 23. That works out to about 84 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of zip codes.
Is 48092 good for families?
Schools beat 9% of zip codes, crime safety beats 37%, and childcare runs $860 a month.
Compare 48092 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48092. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48092 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.
48092 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48092: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48092: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48092: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48092: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48092 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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