Best Places48371, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48371, 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.
48371 ranks 4,823rd 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 48371
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.
48371's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48371 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Household income$111,569 median, better than 86% of zip codes
Where 48371 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Short commute30.7 minutes each way, better than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48371
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48371 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,569, 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 48371's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 48371
48371's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48371.
Who works in 48371, and how
Work in 48371 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. 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 3%
Life in 48371
48371 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48371 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48371, month by month
48371 sees roughly 96 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 48371
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48371
Schools across 48371 average a B, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Clear Lake Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Emma Murphy Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Stadium Drive Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oakview Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Scripps Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Oxford Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Orion Community High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Oxford High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Brandon High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48371 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48371 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 48371 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48371 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of zip codes and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 61% of zip codes, health care access beats 87%, and it is quieter than 64%.
Common questions about living in 48371
Is 48371 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48371 ranks 4,823rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, low crime, and heat safety, and lowest on car insurance costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48371 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $344,423. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $111,569 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 48371 safe?
Yes, 48371 is safer than 96% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $187 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48371?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 18. That works out to about 96 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of zip codes.
Is 48371 good for families?
Schools beat 62% of zip codes, crime safety beats 96%, and childcare runs $913 a month.
Compare 48371 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48371. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48371 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.
48371 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48371: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48371: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48371: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48371: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48371 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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