The 10 BEST places to live near Detroit
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Moving to Michigan and looking for the best places to live near Detroit? The Detroit Suburbs in "Woodward Corridor" HAS to be on your radar! These 10 cities along Woodward Ave have always been the go-to places to live for people that work in Detroit Michigan (or just like to visit!) I'll break down each of the cities and explain what place would be BEST for you to live in.
The 10 BEST suburbs to Live in NEAR Detroit
Ferndale, Michigan
Hazel Park, Michigan
Pleasant Ridge, Michigan
Huntington Woods, Michigan
Royal Oak. Michigan
Berkley, Michigan
Birmingham, Michigan
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Bloomfield Township, Michigan
Pontiac, Michigan
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Appreciate your content. I've been dreaming of moving back to Michigan for most of my life (left when I was 5) but now i can finally relocate as a remote worker! This is incredibly helpful. Need to be somewhat near airport as I travel a lot for work so my family in Shelby Township is a bit too far. Thanks again!! Can't wait to start actually looking at homes!
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I left Oak Park, Michigan in 1975 when I enlisted in the Air Force. Aldi, Whole Food and Kroger I have been to in other states. I never heard of Busch's Super Market. When were they established? I have fond memories for Sanders for their cakes and ice cream, A & P, Great Scott, Wrigley's, Chatham, Farmer Jacks & Packard's Supermarkets. I lived in Oak Park from 1955 to 1975.
I moved from Virginia to Royal Oak and we love it!
Excellent choice! Have any favorite restaurants yet?
Have you done a video of East English Village in Detroit? I love those small Tudor houses. I'd be curious to know what you think about that neighborhood.
Scary shit for a first time buyer but thank you for the help.
Just saw the video and yes ferndale sits low hence the "Dale" and yes it was originally a lot of wet land and swamp full of ferns. Just as the Royal Oak was full of tall oaks.
Didn't know that about Ferndale but I made a video about Royal Oak and it got it's name for another weird reason: ua-cam.com/video/M173tgMTS7E/v-deo.html
Northville and Plymouth should be high on any list, although far from Woodward. Both have quaint downtowns and close to freeway.
Absolutely! Northville and Plymouth are definitely worth considering. Their charming downtowns and close proximity to the freeway make them awesome options for anyone looking for a convenient and beautiful place to live.
Great videos
Pleasant Ridge fought in court along with Lathrup Village to stop the I-696 Fwy project. They lost. Many homes and business along 10 mile Rd were demolished to make room for I-696.
Livonia lost public bus service and gained a permanent local transit tax. Next August it is time to vote NO to larger freeways and bus service reduction. A vote of NO only means SMART does not receive a local tax increase. Cuts to SMART are illegal. Federal Law supersedes the Michigan State Legislature. For more information and proof of this, please reply.
Hazel Park (once known as Hazeltuckey because of the number of Appalachian whites that moved there) is now a lower-cost alternative to Royal Oak. Less affluent hipsters and millennials are moving there.
Grew up in Livonia, until 1973. My family moved away to Southern California. It was beautiful in 1973. I’m thinking about retiring in the Midwest now. I don’t know about Detroit but maybe the Grand Rapids area or Holland Michigan
livonia aint the same no more
@@user-xf5kp3ej7z I would not move back to the Detroit area, as none of it is quite the the same. Most people I knew moved on, passed on, etc. . I have been to Livonia recently for a visit, my old neighborhood, physically looks almost the same; everything seems very small from what I remember.
@@1Barsamian a lot of people from Detroit are moving here now at least by Middlebelt
@C we have a similar problem where I live now. 50 miles Northwest of Los Angeles in Ventura county. Unfortunately, a lot of folks are coming here from LA county. Some are nice, but a lot of them are bringing their problems with them; it’s becoming too crowded. I need to get away from it. I have my sights on Western Michigan, Central Ohio or perhaps Florida near the ocean.
@@1Barsamian go with florida
I love your videos! Youre hilarious and the vids are very helpful!
man, your thumbnails are too much but your material is spot on! good work man!
Thanks!! What's wrong with my thumbnails? 😅
@@PaulWolfert come on man... they are like the old school reaction kid thumbs.... on steroids! You seem really nice and I don't want you to think I'm being a jerk... but they are a bit much.
Out of the cities here on this list Huntington Woods is the best. Very easy to navigate, houses there are good, and it’s very quiet and peaceful.
Royal Oak has good nightlife, however it kinda took a hit lately. I dunno if you heard, but the Main Art Theater closed down a couple months ago. Used to go there all the time for midnight screenings of popular old films and cult movie screenings. A shame. It was my favorite place in all of Royal Oak.
Sad times. Main Art was the spot in the 90's
HW is my hometown it’s only 1.5 square miles and only has a couple dozen streets kinda hard not to be easy to navigate. It was a great place to grow up.
Hi Paul you are terrific. And so funny. I was born and raised in Detroit and a good portion in Dearborn its great at seeing areas invented been to thanks
Township of Beverly Hills? It’s on the corridor just as much as Hazel Park, with Birmingham just north and Royal Oak to the south.
Many years ago, early 1990’s, my boyfriend and I decided after 3 years of dating, we’d move in together. He lived in a small bungalow close to the high school. It was a rental, and he had 3 roommates. He told them after the first of the year, I was moving in, which gave them plenty of time to look elsewhere to live if they chose to. Even though the rent was extremely low, they decided that 4 guys in the house was too much, and they both moved. During the next 11 years, we tried many times to buy the house from the owner. She wasn’t interested. In those 11 years, our rent was increased 3 times. From 300. Per month, to $550. We really wanted to own, but she was looking at the property as an investment and wanted to sit on it.
My boyfriend lost his job in January of 2004. He was unemployed for 12 months. He was offered an attractive position, but it was 800 miles away. Even though we dreamt of living in a large, vibrant city, we loved Detroit. My folks lived a few blocks away, and his parents lived in Holly. The offer was too good. He accepted, I gave notice at my job, and we started packing. His new employer flew us to Atlanta to house hunt, and attend the corporate Christmas party to meet the owner and the rest of the upper executive staff. It was a beautiful evening in one of the hotels downtown. As we sat at a table looking out at what was to be our new home, we admitted we made the right choice. I was flattered when the Vice President of the company, and his wife asked to sit with me and give me pointers on the neighborhoods, and where to shop. We looked at perhaps 8 houses that weekend, and chose a newly built home to rent. It was a shock at first when we saw it would be double what we were paying in Ferndale.
When we returned, we started packing as quickly as we could. It’s crazy what you accumulate in 11 years. Our parents and friends threw us a going away party, and a few days later we drove in 2 cars, one brand new, to Georgia.
It’s been wonderful to live here with all it has to offer. After a few years, we got married, and bought our first house. At first we were quite homesick, but we returned about twice a year for the holidays, and special birthdays.
If we had to do it all over again, we probably would move, but one thing we still feel is that Detroit IS a great place to live. We still miss Ferndale and our little house. Even though we bought a beautiful home with a creek running through the back yard, we’d move back to Ferndale if we could.
I swim at the Pleasant Ridge pool
Can you make a video about places and things to do for young professionals with/without families yet. Thanks
Go to Chicago. Have fun. Party. Come back to Michigan. Michigan doesn’t know how to do fun things.
Bro just come to Detroit man
Thanks for the great content you put out, can you also make a video about what are the top cities to invest in real estate in Oakland and Wayne county. Thanks.
I have some videos to show how many parts of Detroit is being neglected and when you go and ask your local city council state representatives to help you they just ignore you. 👎🏼😎😲 How would it be able to submit some videos. Every time I try to get up and out of this city is always the rent is too high and because I'm disabled I'm not getting the help that I need do you have any suggestions 🤷🏼♀️🤔
Great place west of Detroit is Belleville, Michigan
st clair shores near the water,,,grosse pointes
Thank you so much for the recommendation. I'm just getting started and after watching only 2 of your videos, I already feel more confident. I have subscribed and will continue to watch.
Psst. Niche is pronounced Neesh.
Sheesh. 😅 Sorry. I'll see myself out.
Not only is the city of Bloomfield Hills a place with more space than Birmingham, we have lower taxes and far superior city services. I have lived in both cities and am so happy I got out of Birmingham and moved on up the road. We also have far fewer crimes than Birmingham.
Idk what you been smoking but I want that too!!
@@the_welldressed_hippie written like a true burnout, brah
Hi Paul
Which neigborhoods would be safe in Detroit neigborhood area for a family with kids and what would be a house rent average cost?
Thank you
New Haven ! Rent is 1800+ for a single family home. Homes for sale here in a growing area.
This might as well be an ad for Oakland County. While I'd agree with some of these chocies, Dearborn belongs on this list well above Hazel Park or Pontiac (and frankly has far better food and is more culturally interesting than half of these places), and Plymouth and Northville are nicer towns than Huntington Woods.
This is just a list of the Woodward corridor cities for people that are unfamiliar with the area and what's close to Detroit.
@@PaulWolfert how is Auburn Hills
My mom told me taxes in Ferndale are a nightmare though.
Your mom lives in ferndale🌈
Hazel Park's next door
You forgot about westland wayne Canton grand city
The Zoo is in Huntington Woods, not Royal Oak. HW is bordered by 10 mile and woodward. 10 mile to the south and woodward to the east. The zoo is bordered by 10 mile and woodward. 10 mile to the south and woodward to the east.
No I’m he entrance of the zoo is in Royal osl
@@baileyneedham169 the entrance of the zoo may be officially in royal oak, even though royal oak is on the other side of woodward, but the zoo is in huntington woods. Just ask anyone who went to sleep at night with the zoo noises (or had nightmares like i did of the gorillas getting finding them hiding in their closet).
@@batshevanivylerner8582 he mentioned the entrance to the zoo was in Royal oak and the rest of the zoo was someplace else but he didn’t say where.
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Oak Park is a place.
Yes. It is.
What about Troy?
This is just of the Woodward Corridor - Troy is awesome! I'll cover it in the future.
Bruh I haven’t seen any that 75k cost in my home searching
Berkley? No way. Are you kidding? Well...ha.
What about east side near eastern market??
If you are looking for Suburban "safe" lifestyle then no. If you are ok with a bit of earthiness. A bit of Jack in your Coke then East could be for you.
Which of these city’s are friendly to blacks and cannabis I’m trying to get out of detroit I’m from New York but been here apart of the local sheet metal union for 4 years
Good luck my friend.. as diverse as Metro Detroit is I find it to be extremely racist.. from this list I'd recommend Ferndale if you don't mind rainbow flags everywhere.. off this list id recommend Sterling Heights or Utica.
SH and Utica are ok but stay away from Shelby Township
Funny never mentioned Madison Heights????? To dumpy for ya?!?!?!
It’s all about what you can afford who doesn’t want to send their kids to the best schools
What about Dearborn?
The video is about the Woodward corridor. Dearborn is not in that zone
Only if your Muslim now.
You forgot Highland Park
oof, no Oak Park, sheeesh! get hip! and its Berkely not "Berkely" XD
Well, bit the city of Detroit needs ppl living to pay taxes....if everyone live outside....
Never mentioned MADISON Heights????To slummy for ya!?!?!?
Just like back in the 50s and 60s UNFORTUNATELY only this time NO GOVERNMENT LOANS TO HELP YOU !
Pontiac michigan crime is 95 percent above average, making it one of the most dangerous places to live in america? How's it number 1 lmao 🤣... anyways I really want to ipen up a pizza sports bar with Italian and American food! I'm from New york and would love to relocate
I've helped a bunch of people relocate from NY - reach out if you decide to do it!
@Paul Wolfert for sure man thanks alot! How are people in the metro Detroit area? I don't want to go into an area with people who are stuck up and caught up on materialism.
@@anthonyfootball80they’re much nicer than the people in nyc. People are friendly and neighbors look out for each other. Sure you have the odd asshole here or there but that’s everywhere
Pontiac and detroit downtown are nothing alike 🤷🏾♂️
You talk a lot
Woodward corridor: crappy schools, but a great place to score some weed.
😂 your Older than 30😂
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Your video is too long, get to the point already. You are not that interesting to be talking this much. Now if you just want to ramble and have people not finish the video, keep going. But if you care about your UA-cam channel, find a way to get people to finish the video. Biggest way to do that is stop talking and cut your video length down.
Haha - thanks. I appreciate the feedback on a video from 2+ years ago 😂- it's not my favorite vid but 21k people have watched it so I'll leave it up. Even has a shockingly high retention rate.