Best Places48813, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48813, 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.
48813 ranks 15,092nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on heat safety.
The best neighborhoods in 48813
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.
48813's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48813 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Short commute22.2 minutes each way, better than 74% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 48813 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48813
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48813 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,422, 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 48813'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 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 48813
48813'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 48813.
Who works in 48813, and how
Work in 48813 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 48813
48813 has more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 48813 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48813, month by month
48813 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 58° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 48813
The nearest airport, Capital Region International, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48813
Schools across 48813 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Strange SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Parkview Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Fern Persons Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kenneth T Beagle Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Olivet Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Lakewood Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Eaton Rapids High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Grand Ledge High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Olivet High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48813 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48813 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 48813 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48813 suits
Families
Schools land around the 38th percentile and crime safety beats 73%.
Common questions about living in 48813
Is 48813 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48813 ranks 15,092nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, civic engagement, and few empty homes, and lowest on car insurance costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 48813 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,141. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $77,422 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 48813 safe?
Yes, 48813 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48813?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 20. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 41% of zip codes.
Is 48813 good for families?
Schools beat 38% of zip codes, crime safety beats 73%, and childcare runs $733 a month.
Compare 48813 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48813. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48813 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.
48813 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48813: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48813: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48813: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48813: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48813 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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