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Old 03-31-2008, 11:05 AM
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Default searching for a small town hellllp!!!

hey everyone i posted recently hubby has a job offer in troy it is pretty substansial for me to consider leaving ohio i have been here all my life we went to michigan this week we satyed in troy wayyyy tooo congested for us!! as we love small town i need help we loved the style of older homes and newer ones there that were like renovated arts and crafts and older style but newly done porch and kinda charming heres the thing...
we saw birmingham~~ liked it not small town though
royal oak~~ didnt care for!! liked homes though

grosse pointe ~~ nice but like 300,000 homes mixed with reg lower priced
homes
we drove all over and are kinda stuck hubby doesnt want a long traffic jammed commute what other towns should we look at??
someone mentioned plymouth any info on there would be appreciated?? school systems?? how are they????
are there any other small towns like about half hr or so away???
we just dont want concrete jungle and traffic jams all day!!!!
please hellllp!! he needs to make a decision soon any one can feel free to email me at
KmmyLynn2u2@aol.com
with any suggestions ty again!!!!'

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Old 03-31-2008, 11:12 AM
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If I were you I would look for the sensibly-priced homes in Grose Pointe or just above it, in St. Clair Shores. There are NO small towns close to Troy, sorry. But Grosse Pointe and St. Clair Shores do have something of a small-town feel.

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Old 03-31-2008, 11:22 AM
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Check out Romeo, MI.

The east side of Michigan is congested, so you will have to get used to the traffic each day.

Good luck!

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Old 03-31-2008, 11:34 AM
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You might try Madison Heights, too.

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Old 03-31-2008, 11:45 AM
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thanks all i am checking romeo how far from troy is that hubby would have to commute but hates all the congestion etc

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Old 03-31-2008, 12:45 PM
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Check schoolmatters.com for info on school districts.

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Old 03-31-2008, 12:50 PM
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What about Rochester?

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Old 03-31-2008, 04:17 PM
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Yeah Clarkston and Romeo are always options. Not ridiculously far but not a half hour either.

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Old 03-31-2008, 04:35 PM
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Clarkston, Goodrich, Grand Blanc, Fenton. Even Davison is 45-60 minutes.

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Old 03-31-2008, 04:56 PM
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Oh can't forget Mt. Clemens, New Baltimore, Algonac, Marine City, St. Clair, Marysville, Port Huron. All not too far, especially up through New Baltimore. Port Huron is about an hour.

I would look into:

Macomb and Northeastern Oakland County:
Romeo
New Haven
New Baltimore

Western Oakland County:
Holly
Fenton
Grand Blanc
Milford
Clarkston

Lenawee County:
Brighton
Howell

I don't think many of these cities would be more than 45 minutes. Also since you want an older house be sure to look at the homes within the "city" areas of these cities, not the outskirts.

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