Best Places48188, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48188, 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.
48188 ranks 3,405th 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 48188
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.
48188's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48188 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Household income$133,745 median, better than 93% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 48188 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48188
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48188 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $133,745, 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 48188's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 48188
48188'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 48188.
Who works in 48188, and how
Work in 48188 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48188
48188 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 48188 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48188, month by month
48188 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 48188
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 48188
Schools across 48188 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Achieve Charter AcademyA · 63% proficient
- Workman Elementary SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Dodson Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Discovery Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Mcbride Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Adlai Stevenson Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Plymouth High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Canton High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Early College AllianceB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48188 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48188 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 48188 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48188 suits
Families
Schools land around the 48th percentile and crime safety beats 68%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 48188
Is 48188 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48188 ranks 3,405th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, population health, and high incomes, 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 48188 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $366,863. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $133,745 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 48188 safe?
Yes, 48188 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48188?
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 25% of zip codes.
Is 48188 good for families?
Schools beat 48% of zip codes, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $834 a month.
Compare 48188 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48188. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48188 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.
48188 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48188: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48188: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48188: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48188: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48188 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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