Best Places48152, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48152, 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.
48152 ranks 8,185th 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 48152
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.
48152's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48152 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 48152 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48152
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48152 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,465, 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 48152's effective rate of 1.40%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48152
48152 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 48152.
Who works in 48152, and how
Work in 48152 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48152
48152 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 48152 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48152, month by month
48152 sees roughly 65 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 48152
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 15 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 48152
Schools across 48152 average a B, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Webster Elementary SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Nw Wayne Trainable CenterA+ · 75% proficient
- Coolidge Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riley Upper Elementary SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Clarenceville Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Stevenson High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Clarenceville High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48152 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48152 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 48152 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48152 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 48152
Is 48152 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48152 ranks 8,185th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, low disaster risk, and health care access, 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 48152 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,369. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $95,465 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 48152 safe?
48152 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48152?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 23. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 15% of zip codes.
Is 48152 good for families?
Schools beat 78% of zip codes, crime safety beats 38%, and childcare runs $834 a month.
Compare 48152 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48152. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48152 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.
48152 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48152: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48152: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48152: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48152: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48152 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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