The Most UNDERRATED City In The U.S… DETROIT Michigan | Why People Are Moving Here

[@Mopac]

Love that last one, my guy. Detroit is an absolute gem. Authenticity is so underrated, people that move to Detroit (and already live here) WANT to move to Detroit, not for clout, not for a "scene," just cause it has so much to offer and the people are next level. Big love to the 313

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Thanks, it’s a vibe for sure

[@noorzanayasmin7806]

I love Detroit Downtown. One of the best Downtowns I have seen in the USA so far. I migrated to Michigan in 2007 from Bangladesh and lived in right on the border of Detroit and Hamtruck. Half of my street block was Polish and other half was white, black and bengalies. I grew up near Detroit Downtown and Polish neighborhood. I loved the Detroit Downtown. It has different vibe to it and the middle eastern food is amazing. Where I lived in Detroit they turned the town to Bengali Town. It is right on 7 mile Conant rd. Amazing experience living there. Where I lived the area was slightly ghetto but nothing too bad. Yes our bike got stolen every summer but not too many crime outside of that where I lived

[@stevezapinski7706]

Liar!

[@1982kinger]

I'm from southwestern ontario born in sarnia. Detroit was our major city long before toronto

[@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia]

Yes all of Michigan once was part of canada

[@kevinedwards7085]

Detroit downtown is so walkable. Walking from the to midtown you can see so much. You have three major sport stadiums minutes away. Major entertainment theaters within minutes away. The midtown area is great. You all the museums and Wayne state university with Walking distance.

[@MannyMM]

Detroit was the first city I ever visited. I really enjoyed my time there. People were so friendly

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

That’s that Detroit hospitality!

[@yoimstewy]

Hell yea dude we love visitors unless you are from Chicago you can go back home :P

[@Turshin]

😂😂😂

[@Koreo-Kick]

I transferred in my job to Detroit back in 2020. Since I've fallen in love with the growth of the city and because of the affordability compared to the rest of the market, me and the wife are fully considering a move to Detroit. We're really hoping we can purchase some lot and build a home from the ground up and make it our own. Will still cost less than purchasing one in today's market. If not there are plenty of homes that even for a higher price you get so much more house.

[@stevezapinski7706]

Of course you are a white guy who thinks Detroit is only around little.Ceasars arena

[@davidlegg6601]

I was raised in suburban Detroit. My wife and I bought a home in Rosedale Park thinking that if it didn't work out, we would be no worse off than if we had been renting somewhere. That was 45 years ago and we are still here. Outstanding housing value for the price, a beautiful, diverse, organized neighborhood association, a good business community, nice parks, transit... the works. Houses range from 1200 square feet to 3000 square feet, and sell for prices between $150k to $300k. It is in a special lower property tax zone. The houses are a bargain, especially if you are coming from either coast. My walk score is 72 (although that is on the high end for the neighborhood), and I almost always walk to the grocery store (5 minutes) or the drug store (5 minutes). There are 2 nearby libraries, barber shops, a small hardware store, coffee shop, donut shop, garden shop, book store, banks, middle-eastern, Chinese restaurants, churches, schools... you name it. Add to that the fantastic neighbors who live here. This is probably the most stable, most organized, and deep-rooted neighborhood in the city. There are 1500 homes in Rosedale Park, and more when you add North Rosedale Park and the other surrounding neighborhoods, so it is not a small hidden enclave. Not a lot of homes come on the market, and they sell quickly. There are a million reasons for that.

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Very interesting. I might have to do a video about Rosedale Park and the hidden gem it is!

[@Lakeshore14]

Detroit is a great city with beautiful architecture and great history. True, it went through some bad times but it is definitely turning around and is the renaissance city. It will take some time to bring some of the neighborhoods back but it’s being done. I lived in Detroit for a dozen years, through some of the bad times, and I always felt that the people were good people. The city always got a bad rap and yet there are cities with far worse crime that never get mentioned. Congrats to Detroit for their rebirth. Thanks for the great video on Detroit. 👏👏👍

[@Turtlemilk]

The African Americans there can be mean most of the time

[@junkman7426]

This is one of the better summaries on the city I think I've seen. North End, Jefferson Chalmers, Islandview, North Village, East Village. These neighborhoods have LOTS of homes being renovated right now, and are still IMO affordable. Be prepared to do some work yourself. Try Michigan and Trumbull for Detroit Style Pizza, Mootz has a great NY style. I do Duly's Place for a coney dog. And Polish Village for there Beet Soup. Seriously, I LOVE that beet soup!!

[@sp-bl1sl]

Green Acres is is a great neighborhood in Detroit at 8 and Woodward. It's a traditional neighborhood with mature trees and tudor, colonial, and cottage-style houses ranging from 1100 -2500 sq. feet mostly built between 1920 and 1950s-ish. Green Acres never experienced the vacancy of many Detroit neighborhoods. It's nicely central to the entire metro area and the northern border of neighborhood is the start of the suburban communities to the the north so you have all the amenities of the suburbs, and downtown is 15 minutes away.

[@exfolios]

Let The Land Bank sell to anyone- doesn’t matter what their intentions are as long as they improve and develop. Detroit will explode in population, get more diverse, bring jobs, expertise, and skilled labor.

[@iamchaunceman]

Yup, Detroit needs people, a city can’t improve with 1/3 of its tax base. People who want to live the American dream, own a home, take care of it, commit to helping better the neighborhood.

[@BlackPhoenix313]

You better drive when you're around here. Cause public transit sucks, but we're working on it. Reliable transportation = Car

[@user-mrfrog]

Detroit needs at least a light métro, like the REM in Montréal.

[@valmore3483]

Great clip! I have investing in Detroit real estate. Highland Park area is the next upcoming neighborhood!!!

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Very cool!

[@MichiganUSASingaporeSEAsia]

Yes Western Michigan university is a well known doctoral research university but so is Michigan Technology University

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Yes sir!

[@alejandrocervantes1527]

Milwaukee is the most underrated city but we shouldn’t be 😢

[@twhite3850]

This guy is Great!

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Thank you!

[@michigan57]

Lake St Clair.. the "5th great lake" massive. One of the top lakes for sm bass in the world. Musky also, short trip from Detroit.

[@Laughandsong]

The Art Museum is incredible. That Diego Rivera mural is amazing!

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Yes it is!

[@chebrianpeterson6786]

Boston Edison, Indian Village, Sherwood Forest, Palmer Woods, East English Village - great neighborhoods with big beautiful houses

[@iamchaunceman]

I’ve got my eye on East English Village myself.

[@mvanluven78]

Probably one of the best videos on Detroit I've seen. I live in the 205. If you know you know. 😂

[@gocubs1815]

On top of the entrepreneurship, Michigan is top 10 in the country on the Ease of Doing Business Index. For me to start my solo private practice PLLC was super easy and I've had very few issues running a business the last 5 years.

[@cherylgray4721]

Detroit has reinvented itself over the last twenty years. Kilpatrick bankrupted the city and went to prison for it. Dan Gilbert (Quicken Loans, etc.) and the Ilitches (Little Caesers Pizza) pumped a ton of money into the city. Decimated buildings were purchased and renovated. Gilbert recruited businesses to come from the suburbs to Detroit and offered rental incentives for doing so. Homebuyers were offered special credits for purchasing in Detroit. New venues were built for hockey, baseball and football. From being the 5th largest city in the US in the 70s to a city in decline, Detroit has emerged from the ashes and population has been on the upswing this decade because of all the D has to offer and the affordable cost of living in Michigan.

[@twhite3850]

Thank you!

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

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[@shagdad76]

The ports, and Canada's border.

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Yes sir

[@EmpireStateExpress01]

Pros of Detroit - Mild Winters, World Class Delta Hub Airport, Great Architecture, Big City Amenities and Great Parks, Somewhat Affordable Housing & the city is improving, great food Cons of Detroit - Nepotism in the job market when it comes to good jobs, Wages & Benefits suck at most non-union jobs here, crime in most areas, and high taxes. Anywhere near downtown, most places are 300k & up.

[@williamrogers8299]

Hahaha I believe in Detroit, worked in the city, but a suburbanite. Detroit proper has so many, very rough areas I'm not driving through any time of day. The actual places people moving here want to live in are very few (within the city limits) . Boston Edison, Palmer woods, downtown are the few. The rest are not all that safe, period. The suburbs are ok, until you're 45 min outside, hold for a few exceptions (Gross Point/woods/Park, Royal oak, Bloomfield, Berkeley, Allen Park, etc) places like highland, innkster you're going to get robbed once a year. So now we're talking Rochester hills, West Bloomfield, Ann Arbor, Novi, Northville, Brighton, all are going to cost 500k+or 2,500 for rent each month for a simple home in today's market.... Yeah not sounding all that great

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Yea, cost of living in those areas is up due to them being the most desirable places to live.

[@ThatGuyPotatoes]

Belle Isle is still really rundown in many parts. They're slowly restoring it, but it's definitely not anywhere close to what it should be.

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Absolutely. At least the city is making improvements towards it.

[@manbtm1]

I go to Bell Isle, 2 to 3 times a week and bike through it, where is it rundown? Belle Isle is making an enormous come back everywhere I go, which is everywhere in the island. It used to be a dump, but since the state took it over they have spent millions on it, I think it’s absolutely beautiful everywhere, I don’t know where you’re talking about this rundown? There might be a couple small buildings here and there overall, the island is fabulous now. The aquarium is amazing, the Dawson Museum a lot of fun and renovated, the conservatory is just reopening right now after redoing all the glass and metal. The beaches are beautiful. The walkways are lovely, and the pavilion is being totally restored now too. The Detroit yacht club is an absolutely gorgeous building. If you go inside, the Detroit boat club building needs to be restored. The only thing that I see that needs work is the Bandshell Area, all the lakes are pristine and lovely.

[@ThatGuyPotatoes]

@@manbtm1 A matter of perspective. Bike through Stoney Creek.

[@salemdesigns65]

Belle Isle is on point.

[@ThatGuyPotatoes]

@@salemdesigns65 dude I swear you're paid for

[@Mukk13man]

Was the best city in the world; will be again; found my future here.

[@LanternOneStudios]

This is spot on. I was born and raised in metro DWT (and Chicago) in the '70s & '80s but have spent the last few decades in the PNW (namely Seattle & PDX) and although I still love the West Coast in general, the cost of living, specifically housing (renting or owning) is just not affordable for many here (or arguably, sustainable) anymore. There's also a better vibe in DWT vs. the "Seattle freeze" regarding people's attitudes and general outlook. Thanks for posting this video and for this channel 😎

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Thanks so much. Glad you found it helpful and I totally agree, the vibe here is just better!! 😀

[@jedidiahspencer3437]

Damn this video just made me hungry AF and it's 12:22 in the morning there's nowhere I can get a Detroit Pizza 😓

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

I was hungry making it! Detroit Pizza is where it's at.

[@jedidiahspencer3437]

@@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN no doubt I've lived in New York City I've lived in Chicago I've lived in California into this day Detroit Pizza is still number one

[@HonoluluBlue81]

Lapuma’s in Rochester has the best coneys. IYKYK

[@SpeedyWinds]

❤

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

😎

[@user-li2vl4yd1x]

Thank you. What an insightful video this was. Very informative. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Thank you for watching!

[@chrisbrass8930]

Ive been thinking about moving to Detroit for the past couple of years, being a commercial truck driver my experience with the city has always been mixed, poor roads, no place to park and when you do you've got hookers pounding on your door ever 15 minutes asking if you want some companionship however the people was always friendly (even the prostitutes when you told them "no thanks") but in recent years its been on my radar, affordable housing make the idea of owning a home a reality, the general consensus is that as long as you dont do anything stupid (walk the streets late at night acting like Billy bad butt ready to take on the world) or leave your keys in the car or worse install a $1500 stereo in it then you've got little to worry about. Since I'm pretty much a recluse who simply desires to collect my disability and sit on my porch reading the newspaper while laughing at the kids pop wheelies on their bikes and my only excursions involes traveling to the VA to be chewed out by the dietitian for not esting properly or my required follow-up appointments I should be okay

[@user-vq4ee4gq5p]

Big pilot job opportunity in Detroit too if you wanna fly for Delta.

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Nice! Where are all my pilots? Delta is the way to fly.

[@thugduck825]

Exactly why I’m looking at Detroit 😂

[@exfolios]

Is Detroit and Michigan ready to do the Texas thing? - to advertise and ask people to move there? Or is it the case of “we don’t want you here”?

[@patrickmanasco5905]

Some locales have bad mentality and don’t want gentrification but for the most part just not ready to advertise in terms of hasn’t seen enough improvement to really speak for, still got a long way to go but no one you would want to hang around in the first place wouldn’t want you here, there’s idiots everywhere tho

[@Paolo-sw8ys]

The Grand Prix moved downtown last year... It's is no longer on Belle Isle... Only faux pas I heard...

[@kuriaki777]

Hello I am a Veteran and I don't pay property taxes in Texas. Will I be able to live here in Detroit. I have family here and I am thinking about come to Detroit to live. I currently live in a house I am still paying on.

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

In Michigan if you’re a disabled veteran you are exempt from property taxes.

[@tobytravelbee3162]

Pizza popalis

[@kittygrowl839]

Thinking about visiting soon to get the vibe but I’m from Vegas and used to people diversity. Is Detroit pretty diverse? Are the people here open minded in regards to the LGBT community? Thanks!

[@8corymix8]

Yes. Ferndale is for you. LoL

[@manbtm1]

Ferndale, Royal Oak, Lathrup Village, Southfield, Grand Rapids Citi, Detroit, parts of Dearborn, even now parts of Grosse Pointe, Huntington, Woods, Pleasant Ridge, parts of Birmingham, Traverse City are all very LGBTQ, friendly, most of those cities have ordinances prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ citizens , now, if you go to the rural areas and smaller towns of Michigan, forget it, lots of haters.

[@kittygrowl839]

@@8corymix8 thank you! I’ll look into it

[@salemdesigns65]

Royal Oak too...

[@manbtm1]

Royal Oak, Ferndale, Downtown Detroit, ( Corktown, Lafayette Park, Indian Village also) and Midtown all very welcoming and diverse.

[@pixelbat]

You talked about food and didn't even mention Levantine cuisine? The Detroit area has the biggest population of Lebanese outside of Lebanon.

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Great call out. It does have a lot of spot for Lebanese food!

[@AOKComputers]

The Grand Prix is Downtown again homie

[@manbtm1]

I live in downtown Detroit for 16 years now I love it, however, that $75,000 figure is enormously misleading. That’s a median price when you take into consideration all the horrible neighborhoods of which there are many , some of them , you can buy homes for 20 and 30,000 which brings this medium price down, , but frankly no one would want to live there, in the nicer areas of Detroit. It’s not cheap by any means , the downtown / Midtown are expensive by Detroit standards but very nice . Condos in Brush Park go for anywhere from half 1,000,000 to 1,000,000, just looked at a townhouse in Corktown , from 859 to 1, million, I couldn’t believe it.!! My own Lafayette Park area averages about 400 to 500,000. But compared to other cities on the coast I guess that’s still cheap. The suburbs of Detroit, which go on forever Have tons of different price points some unbelievably expensive, some more reasonable. Do your homework, but it’s a wonderful metropolitan area to live in.

[@injs1236]

Delray - the best place 2 live/buy !

[@jbmoney357]

There is no more Del Ray.

[@injs1236]

@@jbmoney357thqt

[@honglin4530]

Emmm, what about safety issues?

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

I always recommend checking the crime maps in the areas you’re looking at. Check them out in the area you live now too.

[@cmthomas07]

It's just another shithole.

[@washingtonstatebodycam]

Stop voting blue if you're sick of high prices.

[@thinkbeforyouvote]

Run along back to your 100 a month to live on but hey, bread is cheap, right comrade? Stop meddling in our affairs and worry about Ukraine beating you up.

[@klaushuxley3342]

Pro-tip - you don't want to live in Detroit. You want to be able to leave the city and go home at the end of the day. Sure, they slapped a new paint job on the place over the last 10 years, but it's still Detroit. Someone will break into your car and steal your shit. That's never going away, lol.

[@MichiganMan-te2cs]

Live in Detroit for a long time and never had my car or house broken in too.

[@irisbjones]

Dude, get outta here. There is no more crime here than in any city. Don't leave valuables in sight and lock your days. I live here and read the crime report and most people are still leaving their doors unlocked... Smh!

[@8corymix8]

Downtown is just fine. You definitely don't want to live in the neighborhoods. That goes without saying. Personally I'd never live downtown either but it's cool to visit. The beauty of Detroit is that the suburbs are beautiful. Pick one of the nice ones & you'll be right at home

[@manbtm1]

That’s not true everywhere in Detroit by any means. I have lived here in downtown Detroit for 16 years now and I’ve never had one incident of crime, nor have any of my neighbors, we live in beautiful housing units as nice as anywhere. With wonderful neighbors and tons of things to do. You obviously haven’t seen lots of different areas in Detroit, which are nothing like you’re describing. .

[@sculptor682]

"You might get spit on... no kidding... go try it out. Let me know how it goes." LOL

[@susanwalker6271]

Its not DEEtroit, it is dehtroit. Please pronounce it right.

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Ok, thanks for this!

[@NTEDOG561]

Who cares

[@edwardmiller9611]

If you leave your house to go shopping, your house will be broken into. If you are at home and sleeping,your house will be broken into..

[@eddedream8586]

37 born and raised here been here my whole life I've never had a break in thanks 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

🧐

[@shirleybalinski4535]

Detroit would love to have you. Leave your looney, far left politics at home. Detroit is still in the Mid West & even Detroit can be some what Conservative. THE REST OF THE STATE IS DEFINITELY CONSERVATIVE.

[@wmw3629]

Typical hateful Republican

[@irisbjones]

What? I live IN Detroit and it is not conservative. The state has a democratic Governor (Whitmer) and both houses are Democratic. The mayor Duggan is a Dem. Admit it - the suburbs filled with white flight families from the 60s might be Repubs but the actual city of Detroit is Dem.....as is most of the voting state of Michigan. Sorry. But you're not looking at reality.

[@brasp]

objectively untrue based on stats but LMAO.

[@iamchaunceman]

Im gonna tell all the democrats from Texas to move to Detroit just to spite you Shirley. Your not communists, it’s a free country. Right?

[@8corymix8]

​@@braspnot untrue at all. In the last election, only Detroit proper & Ann Arbor voted liberal lunatic. Every other county/cities voted Red. You must be another Joe Biden proud voter 😂. The world is in so much of a better place. LoL. Unbelievable

[@The_Psycho_Bad_Boy]

Detroit is very racist towards Indians 🇮🇳

[@TRULIVINGMICHIGAN]

Weird, there is a large population in the area.

[@8corymix8]

You've got to be kidding. Dearborn & Sterling Heights is like little Beiruit. Nobody cares that you're Indian

[@dennispasquale7291]

try car insurance