Detroit, Michigan

What is it like to live in Detroit, MI?
mopedgirl
Living in Detroit
2y ago
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University District
I love living in the city. Our neighborhood is tight knit, hangs out constantly with football watch parties, chili cook-offs, block parties, late night fire-pit drinks, etc. I love our proximity from mcnichols to downtown and places like Ferndale to the N. I love that home ownership is still very possible in this city. I don't have kids but many of our neighbors do and their kids walk to the DPSCD neighborhood elementary school and they love it. Overall I think Detroit is hella underrated… there are many parts of the city that still have a long way to go, but there are many communities and areas of the city like ours where it is vibrant. When we moved into our home 5 years ago, there were 5 or so abandoned/vacant homes on our block and the block next to us and now everything is occupied by young people and families…. it's a great feeling to see the community here continue to grow and I love how age/race diverse our community is.

Don't expect a huge party here, but it is an affordable enough place where you can build the kind of home and life you wish. Plus, it's a great situation if you enjoy suburban living more, but wanna get away to Chicago every now and then to party harder. Don't have to pay city taxes.

Agriculture is really great in Detroit, especially when you plant your own vegetable garden or fruit trees. It is pretty idyllic.

Don't confuse the term Detroit, referring to a dilapidated American city in ruins to the surrounding metro area where most middle class and above well-to-do residents live. By the way, the downtown has gone through tremendous revival in the recent decade. I was even a part of a public transport advocacy group here locally.

Euphoric-Yellow-5319
Living in Detroit
2y ago
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Depends on what neighborhood really…I live in the brightmoor neighborhood which is definitely a little rough around the edges to say the least! But it’s definitely changing for the better! There’s good neighborhoods and neighborhoods that aren’t so good! But it doesn’t matter if you live in a good neighborhood or bad neighborhood 9 times out of 10 your neighbors will look out for you! Wether you’re white,black,Hispanic,Asian etc they got your back!…and I’m sure I’ll get downvoted but I’m my opinion there’s 3 Detroit’s the good neighborhoods(Palmer Woods,Indian village,Sherwood Forest etc) the bad neighborhoods(brightmoor,dexter-Linwood, 7 and gratiot,Mack and bewick etc) and then the greator downtown area(downtown,midtown,corktown,new center,Woodbridge etc) but I love all of Detroit and you will too! If you plan on moving here that is!

awkwardfeather
Living in Detroit
2y ago
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I just moved here a year ago, and so far I’ve loved it. I came from a smaller city up north so it was definitely a bit of a culture shock, but I love the energy of this city. 99% of the people I come in contact with are incredibly friendly, the downtown is mostly clean (cleaner than Chicago imo) and has pretty much everything you could ever need within a 15 minute drive max. Winters are brutal, although coming from NoMi I’m used to it lol. The river is awesome, Belle Isle is awesome. The DIA is awesome.

On a different topic, I was warned over and over again about how terrifying and dangerous this city is before I moved here, and I find that hilarious now. Of course there are rough areas and you have to be aware of your surroundings a bit more, as in every city. But I maybe have only had one or two times I felt genuinely unsafe (to add context, I’m very small and about as threatening as a field mouse). It’s really clear how much this city cares about making it a good place to live, there’s improvements happening all the time. I love it.

Is detroit a good place to live?
Anonymous
2y ago
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just moved here recently and as far as I’m concerned I’m never leaving, it’s got everything you want in the city with mostly quiet and empty weekdays making it peaceful. Among Avalon bakery, eastern market, and marrow, I basically don’t need to leave the city limits for the best food sourced in all of the state. the biking is on track to become very nice in the city with Joe Louis greenway. They are dumping billions into this city over the next decade so it’s only going to get better (hopefully)

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