Best Places48463, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48463, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
48463 ranks 21,133rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in 48463
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.
48463's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48463 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 48463 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Short commute34.1 minutes each way, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48463
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48463 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,496, 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 48463's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48463
48463 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48463.
Who works in 48463, and how
Work in 48463 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 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 48463
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 48463.
What the weather is like in 48463, month by month
48463 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 48463
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 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48463
Schools across 48463 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Columbiaville Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Meachum ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Haas Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Millington Junior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Lakeville Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Millington High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Lakeville High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Genesee High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48463 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48463 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 48463 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48463
Is 48463 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48463 ranks 21,133rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, quiet, and low disaster risk, 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 48463 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,302. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $74,496 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 48463 safe?
48463 is safer than 52% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $341 per resident a year.
Compare 48463 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48463. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48463 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.
48463 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48463: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48463: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48463: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48463: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48463 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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