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Best places to live in Greater Ann Arbor

6 places with 168,327 residents within about 20 km of Ann Arbor, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Ann Arbor, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1South Lyon
    Michigan, 11,722 residents    69
  2. 2Whitmore Lake
    Michigan, 6,423 residents    69
  3. 3Ann Arbor
    Michigan, 117,070 residents    64
  4. 4Saline
    Michigan, 9,100 residents    57
  5. 5Dexter (Michigan)
    Michigan, 4,067 residents    55
  6. 6Ypsilanti
    Michigan, 19,945 residents    50

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For retired couples

  1. 1South Lyon
    Michigan, 11,722 residents    67
  2. 2Ann Arbor
    Michigan, 117,070 residents    67
  3. 3Saline
    Michigan, 9,100 residents    61
  4. 4Ypsilanti
    Michigan, 19,945 residents    59
  5. 5Dexter (Michigan)
    Michigan, 4,067 residents    57
  6. 6Whitmore Lake
    Michigan, 6,423 residents    57

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For remote workers

  1. 1South Lyon
    Michigan, 11,722 residents    63
  2. 2Ann Arbor
    Michigan, 117,070 residents    60
  3. 3Whitmore Lake
    Michigan, 6,423 residents    58
  4. 4Saline
    Michigan, 9,100 residents    52
  5. 5Ypsilanti
    Michigan, 19,945 residents    50

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For commuters

  1. 1Ann Arbor
    Michigan, 117,070 residents    77
  2. 2Whitmore Lake
    Michigan, 6,423 residents    65
  3. 3South Lyon
    Michigan, 11,722 residents    62
  4. 4Ypsilanti
    Michigan, 19,945 residents    61
  5. 5Saline
    Michigan, 9,100 residents    59
  6. 6Dexter (Michigan)
    Michigan, 4,067 residents    57

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For single professionals

  1. 1Ann Arbor
    Michigan, 117,070 residents    61
  2. 2South Lyon
    Michigan, 11,722 residents    42
  3. 3Whitmore Lake
    Michigan, 6,423 residents    41
  4. 4Ypsilanti
    Michigan, 19,945 residents    36
  5. 5Saline
    Michigan, 9,100 residents    35

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Whitmore Lake
    Michigan, 6,423 residents    59
  2. 2South Lyon
    Michigan, 11,722 residents    48
  3. 3Ann Arbor
    Michigan, 117,070 residents    37
  4. 4Ypsilanti
    Michigan, 19,945 residents    30
  5. 5Saline
    Michigan, 9,100 residents    28
  6. 6Dexter (Michigan)
    Michigan, 4,067 residents    25

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Towns in Greater Ann Arbor