Best Places48220, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48220, 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.
48220 ranks 7,527th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48220
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.
48220's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48220 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 48220 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48220
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48220 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,322, 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 48220's effective rate of 1.63%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48220
48220 runs younger 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 48220.
Who works in 48220, and how
Work in 48220 centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 48220
48220 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 80% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 48220 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48220, month by month
48220 sees roughly 85 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 48220
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 20 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 48220
Schools across 48220 average a C, better than 26% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oakland Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- United Oaks Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Key Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ferndale Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Hazel Park Junior High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Oak Park Preparatory AcademyF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Ferndale High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Hazel Park High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Oak Park High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48220 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48220 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 48220 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48220 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 48220
Is 48220 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48220 ranks 7,527th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and heat safety, 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 48220 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $248,444. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $95,322 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 48220 safe?
48220 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $625 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48220?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 23. That works out to about 85 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of zip codes.
Is 48220 good for families?
Schools beat 26% of zip codes, crime safety beats 12%, and childcare runs $916 a month.
Compare 48220 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48220. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48220 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.
48220 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48220: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48220: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48220: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48220: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48220 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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