Best Places48228, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48228, 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.
48228 ranks 32,587th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48228
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.
48228's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48228 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 48228 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$32,027 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48228
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48228 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $32,027, 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 48228's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48228
48228 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48228.
Who works in 48228, and how
Work in 48228 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 48228
48228 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48228 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48228, month by month
48228 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 48228
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 12 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 48228
Schools across 48228 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- River Oaks Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Gompers Elementarymiddle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Maples Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Unis Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Woodworth Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Henry Ford Early CollegeB− · 45% proficient
- Fordson High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Cody High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48228 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48228 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 48228 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48228 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 48228
Is 48228 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48228 ranks 32,587th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, transit, and walkability, and lowest on car insurance costs and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48228 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $62,711. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $32,027 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 48228 safe?
48228 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,128 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48228?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 20. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of zip codes.
Is 48228 good for families?
Schools beat 7% of zip codes, crime safety beats 2%, and childcare runs $834 a month.
Compare 48228 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48228. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48228 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.
48228 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48228: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48228: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48228: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48228: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48228 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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