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Best places to live in Greater Detroit

81 places with 3,028,745 residents within about 45 km of Detroit, 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 Detroit, 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. 1Rochester Hills
    Michigan, 73,424 residents    77
  2. 2Birmingham (Michigan)
    Michigan, 20,857 residents    75
  3. 3Rochester (Michigan)
    Michigan, 12,993 residents    75
  4. 4Pontiac (Michigan)
    Michigan, 59,917 residents    75
  5. 5Oak Park (Michigan)
    Michigan, 29,752 residents    74
  6. 6West Bloomfield Township
    Michigan, 64,690 residents    74
  7. 7Berkley (Michigan)
    Michigan, 15,268 residents    74
  8. 8Beverly Hills (Michigan)
    Michigan, 10,267 residents    73
  9. 9Clawson
    Michigan, 12,015 residents    72
  10. 10Troy (Michigan)
    Michigan, 83,280 residents    71

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For retired couples

  1. 1Rochester Hills
    Michigan, 73,424 residents    74
  2. 2Oak Park (Michigan)
    Michigan, 29,752 residents    73
  3. 3Birmingham (Michigan)
    Michigan, 20,857 residents    73
  4. 4Berkley (Michigan)
    Michigan, 15,268 residents    73
  5. 5Beverly Hills (Michigan)
    Michigan, 10,267 residents    73
  6. 6West Bloomfield Township
    Michigan, 64,690 residents    72
  7. 7Farmington (Michigan)
    Michigan, 10,523 residents    71
  8. 8Pontiac (Michigan)
    Michigan, 59,917 residents    71
  9. 9Rochester (Michigan)
    Michigan, 12,993 residents    71
  10. 10Clawson
    Michigan, 12,015 residents    70

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For remote workers

  1. 1Shelby (Michigan, 74,099 residents)
    Michigan, 74,099 residents    70
  2. 2Rochester Hills
    Michigan, 73,424 residents    70
  3. 3Sterling Heights
    Michigan, 132,052 residents    70
  4. 4Birmingham (Michigan)
    Michigan, 20,857 residents    70
  5. 5West Bloomfield Township
    Michigan, 64,690 residents    70
  6. 6Saint Clair Shores
    Michigan, 59,715 residents    69
  7. 7Clinton Township
    Michigan, 99,753 residents    69
  8. 8Oak Park (Michigan)
    Michigan, 29,752 residents    69
  9. 9Pontiac (Michigan)
    Michigan, 59,917 residents    68
  10. 10Berkley (Michigan)
    Michigan, 15,268 residents    68

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For commuters

  1. 1Sterling Heights
    Michigan, 132,052 residents    81
  2. 2Warren (Michigan)
    Michigan, 134,056 residents    81
  3. 3Royal Oak
    Michigan, 59,008 residents    80
  4. 4Troy (Michigan)
    Michigan, 83,280 residents    79
  5. 5Madison Heights (Michigan)
    Michigan, 30,198 residents    79
  6. 6Rochester Hills
    Michigan, 73,424 residents    79
  7. 7Hazel Park
    Michigan, 16,597 residents    78
  8. 8Oak Park (Michigan)
    Michigan, 29,752 residents    77
  9. 9Clinton Township
    Michigan, 99,753 residents    76
  10. 10Ferndale (Michigan)
    Michigan, 20,177 residents    76

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For single professionals

  1. 1Royal Oak
    Michigan, 59,008 residents    72
  2. 2Rochester Hills
    Michigan, 73,424 residents    71
  3. 3Sterling Heights
    Michigan, 132,052 residents    71
  4. 4Warren (Michigan)
    Michigan, 134,056 residents    71
  5. 5Troy (Michigan)
    Michigan, 83,280 residents    70
  6. 6Southfield
    Michigan, 73,156 residents    70
  7. 7Madison Heights (Michigan)
    Michigan, 30,198 residents    69
  8. 8Clinton Township
    Michigan, 99,753 residents    68
  9. 9Hazel Park
    Michigan, 16,597 residents    67
  10. 10Oak Park (Michigan)
    Michigan, 29,752 residents    67

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Clinton Township
    Michigan, 99,753 residents    59
  2. 2Sterling Heights
    Michigan, 132,052 residents    58
  3. 3Oak Park (Michigan)
    Michigan, 29,752 residents    58
  4. 4Shelby (Michigan, 74,099 residents)
    Michigan, 74,099 residents    58
  5. 5Rochester Hills
    Michigan, 73,424 residents    57
  6. 6Warren (Michigan)
    Michigan, 134,056 residents    57
  7. 7Royal Oak
    Michigan, 59,008 residents    57
  8. 8Hazel Park
    Michigan, 16,597 residents    57
  9. 9Berkley (Michigan)
    Michigan, 15,268 residents    57
  10. 10Birmingham (Michigan)
    Michigan, 20,857 residents    57

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Towns in Greater Detroit