Best Places48725, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48725, 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.
48725 ranks 22,715th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48725
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.
48725's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48725 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$604 a month, better than 85% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 48725 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48725
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48725 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,298, 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 48725's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 48725
48725 runs older 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 48725.
Who works in 48725, and how
Work in 48725 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 48725
48725 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 48725 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48725, month by month
48725 sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 48725
The nearest airport, MBS International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48725
Schools across 48725 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Laker ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Laker Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Laker High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48725 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48725 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 48725 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48725
Is 48725 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48725 ranks 22,715th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, quiet, and civic engagement, and lowest on car insurance costs and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48725 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,215. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $63,298 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 48725 safe?
48725 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $356 per resident a year.
Compare 48725 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48725. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48725 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.
48725 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48725: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48725: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48725: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48725: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48725 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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