Best Places48362, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48362, 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.
48362 ranks 3,659th 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 48362
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.
48362's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48362 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Household income$120,341 median, better than 90% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 48362 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48362
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48362 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $120,341, 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 48362's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 48362
48362 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48362.
Who works in 48362, and how
Work in 48362 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48362
48362 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48362 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48362, month by month
48362 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 48362
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48362
Schools across 48362 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Paint Creek Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Stadium Drive Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Blanche Sims Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oakview Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Scripps Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Orion Community High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48362 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48362 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 48362 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48362
Is 48362 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48362 ranks 3,659th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, high incomes, and health care access, and lowest on car insurance costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48362 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $379,770. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $120,341 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 48362 safe?
Yes, 48362 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare 48362 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48362. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48362 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.
48362 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48362: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48362: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48362: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48362: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48362 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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