Best Places48504, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48504, 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.
48504 ranks 32,481st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48504
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.
48504's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48504 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Short commute21.3 minutes each way, better than 79% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 48504 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Household income$38,797 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48504
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48504 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,797, 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 48504's effective rate of 1.66%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48504
48504's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 48504.
Who works in 48504, and how
Work in 48504 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 48504
48504 has more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48504 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48504, month by month
48504 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 48504
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48504
Schools across 48504 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Springview Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Elms Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Linden Charter AcademyD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Flushing Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Holmes Stem Middle School AcademyD− · 19% proficient
- Hamady Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Genesee Early CollegeB+ · 56% proficient
- Flushing High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Carmanainsworth High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48504 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48504 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 48504 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48504 suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 48504
Is 48504 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48504 ranks 32,481st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and biking, 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 48504 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $71,118. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $38,797 median income, cost of living beats 6% of zip codes.
Is 48504 safe?
48504 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,081 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48504?
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.
Is 48504 good for families?
Schools beat 7% of zip codes, crime safety beats 2%, and childcare runs $745 a month.
Compare 48504 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48504. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48504 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.
48504 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48504: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48504: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48504: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48504: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48504 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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