Best Places48893, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48893, 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.
48893 ranks 22,654th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in 48893
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.
48893's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48893 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$651 a month, better than 80% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 48893 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48893
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48893 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,730, 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 48893's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 48893
48893 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 48893.
Who works in 48893, and how
Work in 48893 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 48893
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 48893.
What the weather is like in 48893, month by month
48893 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 25° | 20° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 48893
The nearest airport, MBS International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48893
Schools across 48893 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Beal City Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Barryton Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Weidman Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chippewa Hills Intermediate SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Beal City High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Chippewa Hills High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48893 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48893 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 48893 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 48893
Is 48893 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48893 ranks 22,654th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, affordable childcare, 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 48893 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,324. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $65,730 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 48893 safe?
Yes, 48893 is safer than 57% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
Compare 48893 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48893. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48893 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.
48893 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48893: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48893: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48893: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48893: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48893 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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