Best Places48187, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48187, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
48187 ranks 3,563rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48187
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.
48187's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48187 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Household income$129,045 median, better than 92% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 48187 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48187
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48187 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $129,045, 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 48187's effective rate of 1.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48187
48187'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 48187.
Who works in 48187, and how
Work in 48187 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 76%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 48187
48187 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 48187 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48187, month by month
48187 sees roughly 70 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 48187
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 10 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 48187
Schools across 48187 average a B, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gallimore Elementary SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
- Tonda Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Workman Elementary SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- West Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Discovery Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Plymouth High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Salem High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Canton High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48187 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48187 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 48187 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48187 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 93% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 23% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 48187
Is 48187 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48187 ranks 3,563rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and population health, 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 48187 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $391,937. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $129,045 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 48187 safe?
Yes, 48187 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $286 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48187?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 20. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 26% of zip codes.
Is 48187 good for families?
Schools beat 70% of zip codes, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $834 a month.
Compare 48187 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48187. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48187 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.
48187 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48187: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48187: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48187: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48187: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48187 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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