Best Places48382, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48382, 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.
48382 ranks 1,864th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48382
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.
48382's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48382 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$146,818 median, better than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 48382 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Short commute29.9 minutes each way, better than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48382
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48382 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $146,818, 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 48382's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48382
48382 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48382.
Who works in 48382, and how
Work in 48382 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 48382
48382 has more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48382 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48382, month by month
48382 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 48382
Detroit Metro Wayne County sits about 27 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 48382
Schools across 48382 average a B+, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oakley Park Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Commerce Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Keith Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clifford H Smart Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Oak Valley Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Walnut Creek Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Walled Lake Northern High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Walled Lake Central High SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Lakeland High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48382 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48382 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 48382 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48382 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 62% of zip codes, health care access beats 93%, and it is quieter than 57%.
Common questions about living in 48382
Is 48382 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48382 ranks 1,864th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, civic engagement, and high incomes, and lowest on car insurance costs and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48382 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $409,549. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $146,818 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 48382 safe?
Yes, 48382 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48382?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 18. That works out to about 97 pleasant days a year, more than 62% of zip codes.
Is 48382 good for families?
Schools beat 71% of zip codes, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $916 a month.
Compare 48382 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48382. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48382 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.
48382 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48382: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48382: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48382: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48382: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48382 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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