Best Places48502, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48502, 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.
48502 ranks 32,385th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48502
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.
48502's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48502 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute16.5 minutes each way, better than 94% of zip codes
Where 48502 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
Who lives in 48502
48502 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48502.
Who works in 48502, and how
Work in 48502 centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in 48502
48502 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48502 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48502, month by month
48502 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 48502
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48502
Schools across 48502 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pierce SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Eisenhower SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Doyleryder SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bendle Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Genesee Early CollegeB+ · 56% proficient
- Mott Middle College High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Southwestern Classical AcademyD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48502 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48502 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 48502 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48502
Is 48502 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48502 ranks 32,385th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and walkability, and lowest on car insurance costs and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48502 safe?
48502 is safer than 0% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,743 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48502?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 18. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 32% of zip codes.
Compare 48502 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48502. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48502 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.
48502 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48502: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48502: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48502: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48502: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48502 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.
- 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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