Ann Arbor # 1 place to live in Michigan
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southern michigan is better than truckloads of places up north. if i had to live downstate, sure, ann arbor would be at the top of the list. but it is also one of the most cloudy places in the lower 48 and there are so many people!
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Obviously!
HAIL to the greatest college town in America!!!
I like Grand Rapids. Northern Michigan and UP is dope AF.
What a great state. Except Lansing.
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As a downriver resident, I can tell you with near certainty that we have several communities - my own included - which consistently rank at the bottom of several Michigan-wide health, wellness, and quality metrics. As soon as the dude down the street who swills Miller while he sits next to his used Bowflex moves, a machine he never uses to the knowledge of the street, we're hoping to change this a little bit.
Yea, this doesn't make any sense. Nearly everyone who lives in Cascade and Ada Townships also lives in the Forest Hills school district.
In other geographical news, New York City has the largest population in its state, and Siberia is really cold.
Ann Arbor's rep for being standoffish and perhaps a bit arrogant is probably deserved, but this is such a plainly true proposition that it's not even worth discussing.
Depends upon whether or not one considers winter a feature or a bug.
And lifestyle preferences make a big difference. Ann Arbor has great food, parks, entertainment, sports, and recreational opportunities. Someone that really likes the big city life would prefer a place like Chicago or NYC, Detroit not cutting it in this department. Someone who loves water would want to live on the coasts or on a Great Lake, a situation that brings with it some weather peculiarities. People who like to hunt and fish would be inclined to be somewhere less urbanized.
But Ann Arbor hits a lot of sweet spots. And, in Michigan, is superior in almost every check-box.
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The non-downtown part of Madison feels way more basic Midwest suburban than its Ann Arbor counterparts. They're both good, but I've had family live in both and I think Ann Arbor is better.
Also, of course Madison isn't big enough to feel dirty, but I do think it feels more crowded. Particularly with the geography of the city (narrow isthmus).
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Denver is not better than Ann Arbor. I live in Fort Collins (used to live in Ann Arbor) and have spent some time in Denver and while Denver is kind of cool, it's no where near Ann Arbor. I kind of get tired of hearing people talk about how nice the weather is in Colorado because of the sun. It's flat out hot most of the time. "But it's a dry heat". Yeah and I don't like sticking my head in an oven.
Simply put, there's something special about Ann Arbor.
Not better but Seattle and Toronto are decent as far as urban areas go. I love Ann Arbor, except too many people like to walk on the streets without even looking, blissfully unaware with headphones and not seeming to notice the many cars that could hit them at any moment. I'm fairly surprised more pedestrians aren't run over here.
and yes, the weather is spectacular. Worth the sun tax baked into my crazy high rent.
I'm sitting in my office in El Segundo as I type this, and despite attempting to reason with my Michigan native self that I'd miss having Midwest seasons, especially winter...I don't miss winter one damn bit and I still appreciate every last bit of sun.
I missed winter when I lived in California and I enjoy it now that I live in the north.
But I didn't miss it THAT much. Reading winter weather updates from Minnesota while sitting outside on a picnic table in Tarzana at sunset in 70 degree temperatures in February? I was ok with what I had.
I was responding to a comment about Venice Beach weather.
Totally. In other news, water is wet, Mark Dantonio is an asshole, Urban Meyer is a sleazebag, and Hugh Freeze pays players.
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is way low on that list at #27. there is a reason the hotels are all sold out during the summer.
I too love Traverse City, but traffic/crowds in the summer can get to be a problem. Traverse City may have peaked 20 years ago.
Not surprising seing as most places in michigan are either incredibly boring/run down or too far from where the jobs are.
If you don't think chicago is close enough to be in the tri-state area..
East Lansing comes in at #96
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