ZIP Code 48125 · Wayne County · Michigan
East Dearborn Heights
A neighborhood-level guide to the 48125 zip code: housing stock, price expectations, and what daily life is actually like here — from a licensed Michigan agent who works this area every week.
East Dearborn Heights' 48125 sits closest to Dearborn's job and dining corridor, with a large Yemeni- and Arab-American community anchoring the Halal markets and bakeries along Van Born and Ford Road. Housing is compact and solid: brick ranches, bungalows, and two-family homes on walkable blocks.
The zip trades below its neighbor Dearborn while sharing the same central location — the arithmetic that makes it a consistent first-purchase choice for local families.
Based on the Dearborn Heights city-wide median of $230k and this ZIP's housing profile, homes in 48125 typically list and close around a $225k median, with most transactions landing between $198k and $252k. Condos and smaller ranches trade below that band; updated four-bedroom colonials and anything on a larger or water-adjacent lot trade above it.
Estimates are derived from city-wide medians and ZIP-level housing characteristics. For live Realcomp MLS comps in 48125 — free, no obligation — call (313) 288-8905.
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