Best Places48357, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48357, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
48357 ranks 9,576th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48357
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.
48357's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48357 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 48357 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Short commute33.0 minutes each way, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48357
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48357 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,066, 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 48357'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 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 48357
48357 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48357.
Who works in 48357, and how
Work in 48357 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48357
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 48357.
What the weather is like in 48357, month by month
48357 sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 48357
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48357
Schools across 48357 average a B−, better than 52% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Heritage Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Spring Mills Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Highland Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Muir Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Oak Valley Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Milford High SchoolB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48357 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48357 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 48357 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48357
Is 48357 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48357 ranks 9,576th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, low crime, and health care access, and lowest on car insurance costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48357 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $356,539. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $97,066 median income, cost of living beats 69% of zip codes.
Is 48357 safe?
Yes, 48357 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare 48357 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48357. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48357 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.
48357 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48357: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48357: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48357: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48357: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48357 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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