Best Places48317, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48317, 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.
48317 ranks 13,687th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on biking.
The best neighborhoods in 48317
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.
48317's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48317 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 87% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 48317 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48317
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48317 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,135; 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 48317's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 48317
48317 runs older 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 48317.
Who works in 48317, and how
Work in 48317 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48317
48317 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 48317 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48317, month by month
48317 sees roughly 65 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 48317
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 34 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 48317
Schools across 48317 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Messmore Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Hampton Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Wiley Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Malow Junior High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Bemis Junior High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Shelby Junior High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Rochester High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Utica High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Henry Ford Ii High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48317 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48317 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 48317 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48317 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 48317
Is 48317 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48317 ranks 13,687th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on car insurance costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48317 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,412. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $73,135 median income, cost of living beats 44% of zip codes.
Is 48317 safe?
Yes, 48317 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48317?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 23. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 16% of zip codes.
Is 48317 good for families?
Schools beat 67% of zip codes, crime safety beats 56%, and childcare runs $860 a month.
Compare 48317 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48317. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48317 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.
48317 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48317: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48317: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48317: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48317: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48317 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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