Best places to live in Greater Flint

12 places with 177,332 residents within about 20 km of Flint, 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 Flint, 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. 1Flushing (Michigan)
    Michigan, 8,086 residents
    45
  2. 2Grand Blanc
    Michigan, 7,993 residents
    45
  3. 3Davison
    Michigan, 4,965 residents
    39
  4. 4Flint
    Michigan, 98,310 residents
    38
  5. 5Burton (Michigan)
    Michigan, 28,788 residents
    36
  6. 6Clio (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,536 residents
    35
  7. 7Beecher (Michigan)
    Michigan, 10,232 residents
    34
  8. 8Lake Fenton
    Michigan, 5,559 residents
    34
  9. 9Mount Morris (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,964 residents
    30
  10. 10Swartz Creek
    Michigan, 5,567 residents
    28

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For retired couples

  1. 1Grand Blanc
    Michigan, 7,993 residents
    54
  2. 2Flushing (Michigan)
    Michigan, 8,086 residents
    51
  3. 3Lake Fenton
    Michigan, 5,559 residents
    49
  4. 4Flint
    Michigan, 98,310 residents
    48
  5. 5Davison
    Michigan, 4,965 residents
    48
  6. 6Burton (Michigan)
    Michigan, 28,788 residents
    47
  7. 7Beecher (Michigan)
    Michigan, 10,232 residents
    45
  8. 8Clio (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,536 residents
    45
  9. 9Mount Morris (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,964 residents
    43
  10. 10Swartz Creek
    Michigan, 5,567 residents
    39

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For remote workers

  1. 1Grand Blanc
    Michigan, 7,993 residents
    60
  2. 2Burton (Michigan)
    Michigan, 28,788 residents
    58
  3. 3Flint
    Michigan, 98,310 residents
    57
  4. 4Flushing (Michigan)
    Michigan, 8,086 residents
    56
  5. 5Lake Fenton
    Michigan, 5,559 residents
    55
  6. 6Beecher (Michigan)
    Michigan, 10,232 residents
    54
  7. 7Swartz Creek
    Michigan, 5,567 residents
    43

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For commuters

  1. 1Flint
    Michigan, 98,310 residents
    63
  2. 2Burton (Michigan)
    Michigan, 28,788 residents
    57
  3. 3Beecher (Michigan)
    Michigan, 10,232 residents
    52
  4. 4Grand Blanc
    Michigan, 7,993 residents
    49
  5. 5Flushing (Michigan)
    Michigan, 8,086 residents
    47
  6. 6Davison
    Michigan, 4,965 residents
    46
  7. 7Swartz Creek
    Michigan, 5,567 residents
    45
  8. 8Mount Morris (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,964 residents
    44
  9. 9Lake Fenton
    Michigan, 5,559 residents
    43
  10. 10Clio (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,536 residents
    41

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For single professionals

  1. 1Flint
    Michigan, 98,310 residents
    43
  2. 2Burton (Michigan)
    Michigan, 28,788 residents
    34
  3. 3Beecher (Michigan)
    Michigan, 10,232 residents
    28
  4. 4Grand Blanc
    Michigan, 7,993 residents
    22
  5. 5Flushing (Michigan)
    Michigan, 8,086 residents
    18
  6. 6Lake Fenton
    Michigan, 5,559 residents
    18
  7. 7Swartz Creek
    Michigan, 5,567 residents
    16

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Flint
    Michigan, 98,310 residents
    55
  2. 2Burton (Michigan)
    Michigan, 28,788 residents
    53
  3. 3Beecher (Michigan)
    Michigan, 10,232 residents
    51
  4. 4Grand Blanc
    Michigan, 7,993 residents
    50
  5. 5Davison
    Michigan, 4,965 residents
    48
  6. 6Flushing (Michigan)
    Michigan, 8,086 residents
    48
  7. 7Lake Fenton
    Michigan, 5,559 residents
    46
  8. 8Swartz Creek
    Michigan, 5,567 residents
    43
  9. 9Mount Morris (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,964 residents
    42
  10. 10Clio (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,536 residents
    42

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Towns in Greater Flint