Best Places48310, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48310, 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.
48310 ranks 16,916th 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 48310
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.
48310's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48310 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 48310 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48310
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48310 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,842, 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 48310's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48310
48310's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48310.
Who works in 48310, and how
Work in 48310 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 48310
48310 has more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48310 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48310, month by month
48310 sees roughly 82 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 48310
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 28 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 48310
Schools across 48310 average a D+, better than 14% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Messmore Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Noor International AcademyC+ · 38% proficient
- Harwood Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Davis Junior High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Frank Jeannette Jr High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Carleton Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Warren Consolidated Community High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48310 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48310 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 48310 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48310 suits
Families
Schools land around the 14th percentile and crime safety beats 59%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 48310
Is 48310 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48310 ranks 16,916th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, few empty homes, and cell coverage, and lowest on car insurance costs and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48310 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,950. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $76,842 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 48310 safe?
Yes, 48310 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $298 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48310?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 23. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 47% of zip codes.
Is 48310 good for families?
Schools beat 14% of zip codes, crime safety beats 59%, and childcare runs $860 a month.
Compare 48310 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48310. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48310 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.
48310 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48310: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48310: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48310: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48310: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48310 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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