Best Places48229, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48229, 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.
48229 ranks 32,751st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48229
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.
48229's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48229 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 48229 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$37,287 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48229
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48229 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $37,287, 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 48229's effective rate of 2.04%, 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 48229
48229'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 48229.
Who works in 48229, and how
Work in 48229 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 77%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 48229
48229 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48229 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48229, month by month
48229 sees roughly 61 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 48229
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 11 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 48229
Schools across 48229 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ralph J Bunche AcademyF · 10% proficient
- Ann Visger K5 Preparatory AcademyF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grandport Elementary AcademyF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Ecorse Community High SchoolF · 9% proficient
- River Rouge High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48229 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48229 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 48229 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48229
Is 48229 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48229 ranks 32,751st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and biking, and lowest on car insurance costs and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48229 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $68,896. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $37,287 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 48229 safe?
48229 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $874 per resident a year.
Compare 48229 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48229. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48229 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.
48229 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48229: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48229: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48229: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48229: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48229 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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