Best Places48910, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 48910, 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.
48910 ranks 23,223rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 48910
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.
48910's strengths and weaknesses
Where 48910 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 48910 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 48910
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 48910 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,511, 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 48910's effective rate of 2.01%, 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 48910
48910 runs younger 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 48910.
Who works in 48910, and how
Work in 48910 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 48910
48910 has more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 66% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 48910 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 48910, month by month
48910 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 48910
The nearest airport, Capital Region International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around 48910
Schools across 48910 average a D, better than 10% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Glencairn SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Okemos Public MontessoricentralA · 65% proficient
- Alaiedon Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kinawa SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Macdonald Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Mason Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- East Lansing High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Okemos High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- The Early College Lansing Community CollegeB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 48910 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
48910 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 48910 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 48910 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 48910
Is 48910 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 48910 ranks 23,223rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, transit, and walkability, 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 48910 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $121,605. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $59,511 median income, cost of living beats 32% of zip codes.
Is 48910 safe?
48910 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $694 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 48910?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 19. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 21% of zip codes.
Is 48910 good for families?
Schools beat 10% of zip codes, crime safety beats 9%, and childcare runs $743 a month.
Compare 48910 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 48910. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 48910 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.
48910 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 48910: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 48910: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 48910: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 48910: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
48910 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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