[professorK]

Originally Posted by skumar814

Hi,
My husband and I along with our 2 kids (ages 2 and 8) want to move back up to Michigan this spring. We are originally from Niles/Buchanan, Michigan area but have been living in South Bend, Indiana for the past 4 years. I am 28 and have my BA in Accounting. My husband typically does alot of manufacturing/warehouse work but wants to go back to school and pursue an art career. I wanted to find a town that's not too small or too big. I wouldn't mind living in a smaller town that's not too far from the AA. South Bend has a population of roughly 120,000 I believe and that's fine with me. I also wanted to be near the Univ of Mich hospital and somewhat close to Riley's Children's hospital in Detroit. Good schools for the kids are important. My 8 year old daughter needs special instruction. She is behind her peers in learning and my son, that's almost 3, needs speech therapy because he isn't talking yet. From your experience, is Ann Arbor the type of town that would best suit my family? I know its a college town, but is it for families too? Does it have good schools and availability of jobs in our fields? South Bend has terrible unemployment and the crime is horrendous. I want a better place for my children to grow up. Any advice/input. Any areas nearby that I should look at? We are thinking of renting for a year until we get a feel for the area and then hopefully can buy a house. Thanks.

We've lived in the Plymouth & Canton area for 30+ years having moved from A2 (grad. school, etc.). Plymouth-Canton has wonderful schools and A2 is less than 30 minutes away. Plymouth Township is rated 28th in the top 100 small towns by CNN&Money magazine for 2009. Both U of M & St. Joe have satellite centers in Canton and U of M's Mott Children's Hospital is world renowned. Real estate taxes in Ply. Twp. are among the lowest in Wayne Co. And it's just a wonderful place to live. Good luck.

[chiroptera]

"My husband and I along with our 2 kids (ages 2 and 8) want to move back up to Michigan this spring."

This post was written in Dec 2008; spring has come and long gone so I imagine they've moved by now....

Originally Posted by professorK

We've lived in the Plymouth & Canton area for 30+ years having moved from A2 (grad. school, etc.). Plymouth-Canton has wonderful schools and A2 is less than 30 minutes away. Plymouth Township is rated 28th in the top 100 small towns by CNN&Money magazine for 2009. Both U of M & St. Joe have satellite centers in Canton and U of M's Mott Children's Hospital is world renowned. Real estate taxes in Ply. Twp. are among the lowest in Wayne Co. And it's just a wonderful place to live. Good luck.