Grosse Pointe?

[Coldjensens]

Go look at the schools and what they offer.

We looked for years for a place with older homes, characther, community oriented, within a reasonable drive of DTW, and good scools.

We ended up with he following list:

Grosse Pointe(s); Grosse Ile; Plymouth; Northville; South Lyon;
Ann Arbor; Birmingham; Marshall (too far away); and Indian Viliage in Detroit.

We choose Grosse Ile because we wanted to get away from crowded suburban living (we ahd already done that), we liked the small schools and we wanted to live on/near the water.

Grosse Pointe fit most of our criteria, except that it is not ruralish, and the schools are pretty large (but really nice).
Plymouth was our second choice (no water, too similar to where we previously lived and the schools were big). Grosse Pointe was third.

It really depends on what you want. Every area has advantages and disadvantages. If there is any way possible, you should try renting for a while to make sure that your chosen community is right for you and to make sure that you did not overlook somewhere that would be better for you and your family. Besides, prices are still falling in most areas. Why throw your money away?

[G.P. Steve]

I can certainly mirror most of the pro GP posts here on this forum. I grew up in GPW, moved away for 10 years or so & couldnt wait to move back to the area. From the city services, Woods park, excellent schools, neighborhood club, to the beautiful surroundings, the GP area really cant be beat.

I currently live in Harper Woods & fortunately enjoy GP schools. We live on 1 of 2 streets in Harper Woods that can attend "Monteith Elementary". My wife & I have nothing but praise for this school, great teachers, involved parents, sound administration. Now, Parcells Middle School & GP North HS do have a current reputation for being in "decline". My wife & I have considered moving to GP Farms in order to get into Brownell & GP South to avoid the former, but the current housing market is in "decline". If you are looking in GPP, I know of a listing (Bedford) of a very dear friend that relocated his family to NC and is anxious to sell his home. Hope this helps!

Steve

[saraht]

I relocated here from Atlanta (I lived in Troy/Birmingham area years ago). I chose GP because it is a small town with beautiful older homes and The BEST schools. It is a small family oriented community with wonderful schools. It is like the MAYBERRY of Detroit. Easy access to 94 696 and downtown Detroit. Beautiful Lake (real lake 0- not the ponds on the west side!) and FREE city parks with nice pools and ammenities. For the money and I looked all over the area (Rochester, Troy, Birmingham, Novi, Royal Oak, Northville,etc.) and found this is the best place for the money and the ammenities. Kids walk or ride their bikes everywhere. Very hometowny place to raise kids. Extremely low crime rate, excellent city services (roads and sidewalks are cleared almost immediately after a snow). Garbage collection is directly from your garage, etc.

[saraht]

CHeck out Grosse pointe. THe city and farms are excellent and have the best schools around. Great family place to live with activities, etc. Find a realtor that is from here and they will show you that there is no better place to live in the Detroit area than GP.