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Old 07-21-2013, 08:46 AM
 
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Hi There,
Could you enlightened me on these areas and streets if you have any ideas. My family is thinking of moving to Detroit and was given some street to look at from a Realtor. Sessex St, Ward St, Mettetal St, Sorrento Street all in Zip Code 48227. Are they burn out or boarded up houses on these streets?

Also Evergreen Ave, Warrendale 48228, Grayton Street, East English Village 48224, Whitehall Street 48224, Kentfield Street 48219 and lastly Elm Dale Street 48213 which on the news said it was a very polluted area due the the factories?

Look forward to some good response.

HAVE A NICE DAY (lol)





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I typed this up for a lady on Yahoo! Answers. My responses were too long since I included a lot of information about each city so I just sent her a list. But since I typed it up and there seems to be people relocating to the area I figured they could just look at my post and get information from this. Enjoy :-)



My whole family is from the area. Grandparents are from Virgina but moved here. Family here lives from Traverse City, to Rochester Hills, to Warren, to St. Clair Shores, to Port Huron, to Muskegon, to Grosse Pointe Farms, to Dearborn, to Bloomfield Township.

I am including the Detroit area and it's suburbs here. Nothing like Flint (god knows who would want to live there anyways.)

Worst places to live:

Detroit (Unless you live in Boston-Eddison Historic District, Palmer Woods with the ghetto members of city council, Indian Village, with their private security patrol to protect you.)

Dearborn is a nice area with The Henry Ford museum and Greenfield village but is full of arabs, not a big problem but for some people it maybe. If you move to Dearborn move to the other side that doesn't border Detroit to avoid crime.

South Warren : along 8 mile or bordering 8 mile is bad for crime. 'The ghetto is creeping up' is what residents say and it is true.

Hazel Park : north of 9 mile is alright but south is bad because it borders Detroit. Hazel Park is mainly a blue color community that is small and close-knit and has a reputation for southern people or rednecks living in it.

Ferndale : Downtown Ferndale along 9 mile is nice but bordering Oak Park or Hazel Park it gets ghetto and scary looking.

Oakpark : Depends on where you are it can be bad or good.

Royal Oak Township (Not Royal Oak the city) : Very small and impoverished. Bordered by Oakpark, Ferndale, Detroit, Southfield, and Pleasant Ridge.

Eastpointe (East Detroit, changed the name to try and be like beautiful Grosse Pointe but will never be) : Close to Detroit, housing values are dropping, well known fights at the high school, also well known for drug houses along Gratiot.

South Roseville : Again close to Detroit and known for small crime, north Roseville is fine.

Mt. Clemons : Starting to go downhill and a lot of crime and drug busts have been happening.

Pontiac (Ponticrack) : Take Detroit, take away the casinos, take away the big businesses, take away the beautiful downtown, make all the parks scary and into drug dealing havens, take away a police department, and you got Pontiac. The city is a mini Detroit (Residents wise, housing wise, property value wise, and crime wise).

Good Places to live:

Warren : Northern Warren and Central Warren is good. Great community services, good senior services, redone city hall, lots of community events, everything for business wise (grocery store, restaurant, bar, fast food, ect. is in the city.) Easy access to i696

St. Clair Shores : The Nautical Mile of shops, restaurants, bars, ect. Beautiful parks and lake access. Marinas, Yacht Club, some neighborhoods are on canals for people with a boat to easily get on the lake. Easy access to i94 and i696

Grosse Pointe (The Park, The City, The Farms, The Shores, and The Woods) : Beautiful upscale communities along Lake St. Clair, known for their old housing, east coast like atmosphere, private residents only parks, The Village of Grosse Pointe, The Hill on Kercheval, excellent schools, and unsurpassed city services (Snow removal, recycling, trash pickup, leaf pickup in the fall, ect.) Easy access to Downtown Detroit and i94

Sterling Heights : Part of Warren Consolidated Schools and the award winning Utica Community Schools, like Warren has everything you can imagine with in a close drive. Home of Lakeside Mall (kind of empty though since building The Mall at Partridge Creek down the road). Easy access to M59 (Hall Road, can be a bad thing though during rush hour). Sterling Fest is a week long city event festival held every year.

Shelby Township : Utica Community Schools district, a lot like Warren and Sterling Heights with older housing as well as new Upper Middle Class McMansion style housing as well as upscale Condo development. Good city services and police and fire response. Downtown is mainly centered along VanDyke Ave. and Hall Rd.

Utica : Small city surrounded by Shelby Township. Part of the Utica Community Schools district. Small redone downtown area, Historic Cass Ave. housing, not a lot in the city and it is very small, but well known for its downtown. Easy access to M59

Royal Oak : Royal Oak is a fairly older developed (50s, 60s) city. The Downtown is always busy with clubs, bars, restaurants, shops, people walking in the spring and summer, no matter what time or weekday. Very safe and well developed community with a lot of parks. Upscale Lofts available in Downtown. Trendy among the 20 - 30 something age group. Easy access to i696 & i75

Pleasant Ridge - Pleasant Ridge is known for its historic homes, tree-lined streets and active citizens who dedicate their time for the betterment of the community. Located along Woodward Ave. and bordered by Northern Ferndale Pleasant Ridge is a very LGBT friendly community along with Ferndale and Royal Oak. Easy access to i696

Huntington Woods - The city of homes. Two Historic Districts and part of the Detroit Zoo is located in Huntington Woods along with the other half in Royal Oak. School districts include Berkley School District, Ferndale School District, and Oak Park School District. The Detroit Rackham Golf Course is located in the city. Easy access to i696 and i75

Berkley - Bordered by Lathrup Village, Huntington Woods, Beverly Hills, and Royal Oak. A lot of churches in the community for every imaginable religion. Serviced by the Berkley School District and Royal Oak School District. Downtown section feels like that 'classic downtown city in movies' and gives off that feel too.

Farmington Hills - Bordered by Farmington, Novi, West Bloomfield, Redford Township, and Southfield. Constantly ranks as one of the safest cities in America and in Michigan. Served by Farmington Public Schools. Close to Twelve Oaks shopping center, a recently renovated downtown, boutiques, a vintage cinema, numerous restaurants, exotic car dealerships, art galleries, and public parks including Heritage Park. Easy access to i696

Beverly Hills - A village in Southfield Township. Bordered by Royal Oak, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, and Lathrup Village. Small community known for the private Detroit County Prep School, Beverly Park, and distinct housing, very clean tree lined Boulevard like streets. Easy access to i696

Birmingham - Nice well kept downtown. Not as nice as Royal Oaks but includes a lot of upscale lofts and apartments, expensive older homes,Birmingham City School District, installing new Radio Read water meters for residents, young uppity kind of people like the city.

Bloomfield Hills / Bloomfield Township - Eastside of Bloomfield Hills you will find average Ranch style homes and everyday looking houses. Westside you will find very large homes, McMansions, and Mansions. Bloomfield Hills consistently ranks as one of the top five wealthiest cities in the United States, and has the highest income of any city outside of California, Florida or Virginia. Cranbrook Schools and Art Center and Science center are located here as well as the famous Kirk in The Hills church. Bloomfield Hills School District operates the area and runs the International Academy school system also. Several private schools are located also in Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township. Lots of homes are hidden from view by trees, large yards, gated entry, and private neighborhoods. Bloomfield Township offers more city services for residents such as parks, ect. Easy access to M59

West Bloomfield Township - Known for it's large homes and rolling hills, lakes, and private clubs and neighborhoods. The school districts that serve the town include the West Bloomfield School District, Farmington Hills School District, and Walled Lake School District. Cass Lake, the largest lake in the county, is in part of West Bloomfield, and Pine Lake, which has a private country club on its shore, is only a few miles away from Cass and lies completely within West Bloomfield. In addition, directly west of Pine Lake is Orchard Lake, which also has a private country club on its shore. Orchard Lake is surrounded by the city of Orchard Lake Village. Several smaller lakes are scattered around these larger ones. West Bloomfield has a large Jewish population. Small downtown area, very clean parks, responsive police, boating is a big activity, private walking trials line the city, and it is close to Novi's Twelve Oaks mall.

Rochester Hills - Historic, Distinctive, Progressive. Fairly new city formed in 1984 when voters changed the name from Avon Township to Rochester Hills with the city bordering nearby Rochester. Famous Yates Cider Mill is in Rochester Hills. Includes Oakland University, Meadowbrook Hall and Mansion (It was built between 1926 and 1929 by Matilda Dodge Wilson (the widow of auto pioneer John Francis Dodge) and her second husband, lumber broker Alfred G. Wilson.) Bordered by Oakland Township, Auburn Hills, Troy, Rochester, and Shelby Township. A lot of everything you ever need is in the city including hospitals, doctors, fast food, restaurants, bars, The Village of Rochester Hills (outdoor mall), ect. Avondale Community Schools and Rochester Community Schools service the area as well as Oakland Community College and Rochester College. Easy access to i75 and M59.

Rochester - Surrounded by Rochester Hills and bordered by Shelby Township. Busy small downtown with shops, bars, restaurants, ect. Very walkable city. Cloe to Yates Cider Mill, has several festivals downtown as well as 'The Festival of Lights' where all the buildings in downtown are covered in Christmas lights.


I didn't include cities that are more north or west because I am assuming you are looking for well developed suburbs or cities close to Detroit if you need or want to go downtown and have freeway access. All these cities I have visited, been to, driven through, or done things in. Since neither is more than 30 miles from my house. Do research on the cities websites and read about them, look at the school districts websites, contact the cities and see if they have a 'Residents Welcome Packet' to tell you about the city, view their park information on their websites, and do not forget to research community services.

Welcome to Michigan.
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Old 07-21-2013, 12:42 PM
 
Location: north of Windsor, ON
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Grayton or possibly Kentfield would be the most doable. Evergreen is a major road and has higher traffic counts and higher speeds. None of these areas are great, and the okay ones aren't getting any better. If you can afford better, pay more for something better. (BTW, I can't think of more than a street or two in 48213 that's even halfway decent, and if there is, it's surrounded by filth.)
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Old 07-23-2013, 10:23 AM
 
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Warrendale is horrible. I would NOT buy there.

EEV is better, but next to horrible areas, and going downhill. Many nice homes, though.
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Old 07-28-2013, 07:56 AM
 
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Warrendale was almost perfectly fine 5-10 years ago. Went down faster than a roller coaster from what I hear. Some areas are still doable (immediately off Ford Road, some areas south of W Warren) but inner-ring suburban prices haven't come back much in some areas so there's no real reason to buy in Detroit unless price is the only consideration. City property taxes and insurance rates are so high much of that savings are canceled out.

Again, 10 years ago, EEV was a nice place. Pre-crash $150K was not uncommon. I seem to remember seeing a few listed around $200K. Not sure if anyone got it, though. One nice thing about EEV now is that it's in an Enterprise Zone, which lowers the property tax rate from confiscatory to merely high. (Warrendale might be, not sure.)

Personally, if for some reason you really want to be within the city limits, try 48236 Zip Code (easternmost part of town) as it is an Enterprise Zone and also supposedly has lower insurance costs, or an area called Parkside, which is west of Warrendale. It was okay a few years ago, but not sure now. There are some areas in the NW corner of the city that are still in pretty good shape, too, but again, houses in the suburbs don't cost much more.
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Old 10-19-2013, 07:29 AM
 
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Hi!
What is the best place to live in that area if you want to be surrouded by nature/ forest?
Thanks!
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Old 10-19-2013, 10:56 AM
 
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Hi!
What is the best place to live in that area if you want to be surrouded by nature/ forest?
Thanks!
Your best bet for nature/woodlands is the far west suburbs or northern ones. It's also possible to buy houses that back up to large parks closer to the metro area. For example in Farmington Hills, anywhere from 10 Mile to 12 Mile between Farmington Rd and Halsted, you can get a house that backs up to Heritage Park or the Nature Park. Most of the neighborhoods in that area also kept the nature/wooded feel by building houses in the natural woods along the shores of the Rouge River branch rather than clearcutting the area for new neighborhoods. I've seen some nice wooded lots in the Holly area too. You just gotta make sure that if you look in the townships immediately outside of the metro area that tract homes aren't gonna pop up in your backyard any time soon.

Other options are to buy in and around the metro parks, such as Kensington in Milford Twp, Proud Lake in Commerce Twp, or the Brighton State Rec Area in Hamburg Twp. Those areas have kept their nature appeal despite growth in population.
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Old 10-19-2013, 01:24 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Hi!
What is the best place to live in that area if you want to be surrouded by nature/ forest?
Thanks!
Grosse Ile would be an obvious area. It's a forested island with much of the undeveloped land publicly owned for preservation.

You might not get the selection or price range in housing as you would in other areas, but that's the payoff for living on a forested island.
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