Best Places48111, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48111, 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.
48111 ranks 18,638th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low disaster risk.
The best neighborhoods in 48111
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.
48111's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48111 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 48111 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48111
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48111 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,049, 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 48111's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48111
48111 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48111.
Who works in 48111, and how
Work in 48111 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 48111
48111 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 48111 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48111, month by month
48111 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 48111
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 7 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 48111
Schools across 48111 average a C−, better than 27% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Loren Eyler Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Joseph C Sterling Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Keystone AcademyB · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wagar 56 Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Carl T Renton Jr High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Owen Intermediate SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Airport Middle CollegeA · 75% proficient
- Huron High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Belleville High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48111 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48111 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 48111 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48111 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 48111
Is 48111 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48111 ranks 18,638th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, big-city access, and few empty homes, and lowest on car insurance costs and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48111 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $253,207. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $86,049 median income, cost of living beats 63% of zip codes.
Is 48111 safe?
48111 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $422 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48111?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 20. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of zip codes.
Is 48111 good for families?
Schools beat 27% of zip codes, crime safety beats 34%, and childcare runs $836 a month.
Compare 48111 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48111. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48111 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.
48111 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48111: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48111: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48111: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48111: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48111 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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