Best Places48183, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48183, 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.
48183 ranks 15,686th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in 48183
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.
48183's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48183 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 81% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 48183 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48183
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48183 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,923, 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 48183's effective rate of 1.70%, 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 48183
48183 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48183.
Who works in 48183, and how
Work in 48183 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 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48183
48183 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 48183 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48183, month by month
48183 sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 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 | 57° | 47° | 39° |
| July | 83° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 63° | 55° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 48183
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 9 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 48183
Schools across 48183 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jesse L Anderson Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Wegienka Elementary SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Yake Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boyd W Arthurs Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Brownstown Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Shumate Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Trenton High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Riverview Community High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Woodhaven High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48183 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48183 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 48183 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48183 suits
Families
Schools land around the 41st percentile and crime safety beats 59%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 48183
Is 48183 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48183 ranks 15,686th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, few empty homes, and biking, and lowest on car insurance costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48183 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,099. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $84,923 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 48183 safe?
Yes, 48183 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48183?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 23. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of zip codes.
Is 48183 good for families?
Schools beat 41% of zip codes, crime safety beats 59%, and childcare runs $834 a month.
Compare 48183 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48183. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48183 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.
48183 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48183: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48183: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48183: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48183: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48183 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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