Best Places48519, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48519, 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.
48519 ranks 26,278th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on few empty homes.
The best neighborhoods in 48519
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.
48519's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48519 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 48519 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48519
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48519 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,461, 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 48519's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 48519
48519'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 48519.
Who works in 48519, and how
Work in 48519 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48519
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 48519.
What the weather is like in 48519, month by month
48519 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 48519
The nearest airport, Bishop International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48519
Schools across 48519 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gates Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Myers Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Barhitte Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bendle Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
- Bentley Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Grand Blanc Community High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Mott Middle College High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Bentley Senior High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48519 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48519 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 48519 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48519
Is 48519 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48519 ranks 26,278th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, transit, and civic engagement, 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 48519 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,819. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $64,461 median income, cost of living beats 35% of zip codes.
Is 48519 safe?
48519 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $565 per resident a year.
Compare 48519 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48519. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48519 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.
48519 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48519: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48519: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48519: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48519: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48519 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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