Best Places48302, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48302, 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.
48302 ranks 772nd 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 48302
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.
48302's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48302 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$184,609 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 48302 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48302
A household needs to earn about $199,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48302 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $184,609; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 48302's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 48302
48302 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48302.
Who works in 48302, and how
Work in 48302 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 48302
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 48302.
What the weather is like in 48302, month by month
48302 sees roughly 102 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 48302
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 26 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 48302
Schools across 48302 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Conant Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Eastover Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Way Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bloomfield Hills Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- East Hills Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- West Hills Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Ernest W Seaholm High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Bloomfield Hills High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- West Bloomfield High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48302 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48302 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 48302 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48302
Is 48302 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48302 ranks 772nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on car insurance costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48302 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $712,647. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $184,609 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 48302 safe?
Yes, 48302 is safer than 69% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
Compare 48302 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48302. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48302 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.
48302 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48302: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48302: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48302: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48302: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48302 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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