Best Places48462, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48462, 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.
48462 ranks 5,392nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48462
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.
48462's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48462 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 48462 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% 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 48462
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48462 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,146, 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 48462's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 48462
48462 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48462.
Who works in 48462, and how
Work in 48462 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 48462
48462 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48462 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48462, month by month
48462 sees roughly 95 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 48462
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48462
Schools across 48462 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Clear Lake Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Emma Murphy Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Oakwood Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oxford Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Goodrich Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Brandon Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Oxford High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Brandon High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Goodrich High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48462 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48462 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 48462 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48462
Is 48462 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48462 ranks 5,392nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and civic engagement, 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 48462 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $342,320. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $110,146 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 48462 safe?
Yes, 48462 is safer than 95% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
Compare 48462 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48462. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48462 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.
48462 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48462: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48462: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48462: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48462: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48462 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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