Best Places48458, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48458, 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.
48458 ranks 30,415th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on transit.
The best neighborhoods in 48458
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.
48458's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48458 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 74% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$745 a month, better than 67% of zip codes
Where 48458 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48458
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48458 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,697, 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 48458's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48458
48458'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 48458.
Who works in 48458, and how
Work in 48458 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 48458
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 48458.
What the weather is like in 48458, month by month
48458 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 86° | 73° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 48458
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48458
Schools across 48458 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ac Edgerton Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Springview Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Columbiaville Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Flushing Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Armstrong Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Lakeville Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Flushing High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Kearsley High SchoolC− · 25% proficient
- Lakeville High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48458 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48458 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 48458 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48458
Is 48458 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48458 ranks 30,415th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, low disaster risk, and biking, and lowest on car insurance costs and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48458 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $96,174. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $51,697 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 48458 safe?
48458 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $584 per resident a year.
Compare 48458 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48458. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48458 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.
48458 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48458: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48458: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48458: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48458: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48458 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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