Best Places48326, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48326, 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.
48326 ranks 12,072nd 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 48326
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.
48326's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48326 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 48326 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 17% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48326
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48326 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,968, 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 48326's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48326
48326's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 48326.
Who works in 48326, and how
Work in 48326 centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48326
48326 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 48326 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48326, month by month
48326 sees roughly 100 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 48326
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 32 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 48326
Schools across 48326 average a D+, better than 17% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Musson Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Stadium Drive Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Grayson ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sashabaw Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Scripps Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Waldon Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Rochester Adams High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Van Hoosen Middle SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- West Middle SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48326 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48326 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 48326 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48326 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 70% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 63% of zip codes and health care access beats 61%.
Common questions about living in 48326
Is 48326 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48326 ranks 12,072nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, population health, and heat safety, and lowest on car insurance costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48326 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,747. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $87,968 median income, cost of living beats 70% of zip codes.
Is 48326 safe?
48326 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48326?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 23. That works out to about 100 pleasant days a year, more than 63% of zip codes.
Is 48326 good for families?
Schools beat 17% of zip codes, crime safety beats 44%, and childcare runs $916 a month.
Compare 48326 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48326. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48326 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.
48326 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48326: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48326: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48326: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48326: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48326 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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