The WORST Things About Living in Canton Michigan

[@godetroit91]

Great video. I think it is important to remember that there are no "high school districts" in Canton. If you live within the PCEP area you can go to any of the 3 schools which are located in the same area and are treated like one school. Students walk between buildings and take classes at all three, one high school is a home school which they play sports for.

[@shelbyrehahn6778]

their is districts but I agree he said depending where you live in PCCS determines what high school you go to which is not true.

[@godetroit91]

@@shelbyrehahn6778 thanks for clarifying.

[@CentralGRoblox]

true but its now far from one even tho there are non in the area i think there is no need

[@constancejoyner3193]

I love, love love Canton, MI👍🏼🤗❗❗ Peaceful, safe place to live. Great neighbors, diverse community. City services are on point ...well worth the moderately high taxes. Ford Rd. can be challenging during rush hours. 3 children completed public school system here and have gone on to college and professional careers. We are empty nesters but still remain here in a wonderful location and caring neighbors👍🏼🤗🤗🤗❗💯

[@PaulWolfert]

Canton is pretty great 😃😃 hope I don't scare anyone away

[@marshallheadchief8744]

I lived in Canton from 1978 to 1996. What's crazy is, the block of land on Canton Center Rd. & Ford Rd. was an old Party Store called Julians. They sold that land for close to 4 million dollars and that Mini Mall is what is left of it. Everything West of Canton Center was farm land. I remember in 6th grade when Outback and Subway came to town and I think that was on the cover of the Newspaper.

[@shveta273]

This place was my childhood home and is still my home

[@chaplainleggitt7472]

I live in Canton Township and am a Certified Police Chaplain on call to most of the departments in Wayne County. I deal primarily with first responder suicide prevention and assisting officers in making death notifications. Have done several ride-a-longs with Canton officers, and in my opinion, Canton has one of the best police departments in Wayne County. The officers I've dealt with care very much about making Canton a safe community.

[@whenyougodown228]

My Father is a sergeant there!

[@the_welldressed_hippie]

Canton is so safe that the major crime here is speeding at 50 in 45 area 😂😂😂😂

[@dahamohamed887]

Hey I plan on moving there as cop how good is the pay opportunity, does it increase nicely?

[@jessiecolon6036]

I moved to Canton with my husband and kiddos in 1999. It was beautiful, no so crowded at all. My boys are young adults now. I have being looking to see the difference in real state. My husband will retired liked in a year and a half. I am in Florida and the weather it’s miserable. Here I have to be indoors almost 10 months a year due to my COPD. I am giving a serious thought about living in Livonia. I know that I will have to be indoors tops for 4 months. I am so happy to find you and see how everything has changed. We were there for 6 years only. Thank you for making this videos

[@KristophM]

Man, this brings me back. Lived off of Morton Taylor and Ford and went to Canton HS. Gotta love waking between the high schools, haha. Great times.

[@guru0509]

Grew up in Canton, Graduated from Canton High School (2001), Went to UCONN and now live in Brooklyn NYC....but the happiest days of my life were spent in Canton Michigan, without a doubt.

[@PaulWolfert]

Awesome! Brooklyn has to be pretty cool though

[@guru0509]

@@PaulWolfert it’s ok. Life moves too fast here

[@leahmarie02]

@@guru0509 come back home to Canton

[@guru0509]

@@leahmarie02 i wish I could 🥺

[@NoahStephens]

Says the person who doesn’t live in Canton anymore ;)

[@miketurley3296]

Street Lights. Zero street lights in the neighborhoods . It be pitch black

[@drleishaobo]

I am from Canton China, now watching a video about Canton Michigan

[@garyvandecar2580]

Grew up next to Canton, Mi formerly from Westland, Mi lived now in Central Florida for 40 years. Considering moving there in the next 10 years or so.

[@PaulWolfert]

I know the area very well! Lived in Westland for a number of years too. I've helped quite a few people sell here and move TO Florida, would love to help someone move back to Michigan 😀. Let me know if you decide to move.

[@garyvandecar2580]

@@PaulWolfert Will do definitely interested in purchasing a Condo there in Canton my family sells Real Estate in the Commerce, Mi area so might be looking at both area's.

[@katedart707]

I grew up in Canton, immediately got out when I turned 18. Safe, but charmless- there's nothing unique about it.

[@anerfelitedart8273]

Two things, one Ford Road truly is the lifeline of Canton, and there are accidents on it somewhat often, so be aware of that! Second off, I would like to mention that not every house in Canton is squished together like you mentioned in the video, the newer houses on the Cherry Hill Village area are like that, but a lot of the older houses have a backyard and are somewhat spread out.

[@michaelsheedy]

Ford Rd. is a tough road to travel everday. I almost bought a condo near the intersection of Ford Rd. and where Ikea is. I changed my mind when I thought of that intersection and dealing with it everday tring to get to work. I bought in Plymouth instead.

[@PaulWolfert]

I think you made the right decision! It's still nothing like the traffic in other states though.

[@michaelsheedy]

@@PaulWolfert I live in FL now and the traffic is on a whole different level. It takes over 90 minutes to travel 50 miles here in Central FL. And if you take the turnpike, it costs $20 in tolls to go 60 miles. And huge new developments ever year. Luckily I live in a golf cart community and can avoid most of it.

[@TheChidaddy60649]

this was mostly about trying to explain the housing market and not the actual city what the heck is there to do in Canton what are the benefits of moving what if you are not buying but renting in Canton, what if you area single person without kids why should i move there, these are the questions that you should have answered

[@CxrtifiedDVJMajima]

Man I miss living here man because it was so peaceful and now I live in Detroit its too much shootings

[@jakobe1251]

The thing that sucks about canton is you can smell the dumpster miles away and I live by mich ave and its bad

[@amyroberson6167]

Lol! Yep and traffic is horrible.

[@shelbyrehahn6778]

I love love love Canton Michigan. I grew up here and think it is the best place ever.

[@sabrinahossain4790]

I look at Michigan here with the point of you of a New Yorker in Ford Road isn’t that busy in my opinion but my husband hates it who does most of the driving lol

[@PaulWolfert]

😂 that's a great way to look at it! Definitely not as busy as New York! I agree with your husband though. It's a frustrating road 😅

[@CentralGRoblox]

if you look now in the area of canton there are houses being built everywhere. with big plots of land being taken and used for housing mordern homes which may get more people to switch to the canton area

[@toddcameron1289]

I grew up in Canton, graduated in ‘96 from Plymouth-Canton. I’ve seen a ton of changes to the community since the early 80’s. Decided to buy a home in Downtown Plymouth - a place that has changed for the better since the 80’s!

[@katherinebrown6368]

If people are surprised by the traffic or the amount of people there , imagine how I feel since that's where I grew up. Back in the 60s I lived in the country ! The corner of Sheldon and Ford ( both were 2 lane ) , the next road east was a dead end dirt road ... that's where I lived .

[@PaulWolfert]

Oh wow!!! That would be crazy to see over the years. Do you still live in Canton?

[@katherinebrown6368]

@@PaulWolfert no I moved to Ann Arbor/ Ypsilanti then down to Monroe . Met my husband and moved to his small town . Love it , I can get to a big city easily but don't have to live in one .

[@donnastokes2187]

I lived in Canton in late 90s early 2k loved it

[@jhonshephard921]

On the one hand you complain about Ford road but on the other, you people will fight tooth and nail to keep ANY pedestrian and non-car dependent infrastructure from ever being built. If you want driving to be easier, you want MORE walk-able areas and MORE bike paths, more public transport options including light rails. For people looking at this channel and who hate Ford road, look up the channel Not Just Bikes, specifically the stuff about stroads(a combo of street and road).

[@jhonshephard921]

the point is to make sure that ONLY those people drive who WANT to drive and not angry people who have to drive to complete an errand that is less than 2 miles from their house/apartment.

[@m42037]

Spring-summer-fall Michigan is fine, late fall- winter is horrific! Wish we could all be Snow Bird's and go to Jacksonville Nov- March

[@PaulWolfert]

I agree!

[@cindysumners5403]

Totally agree. Winter blows

[@slone313]

Thank u good video definitely the part about the taxes very good to know

[@ColfaxJones]

wow, just came across this randomly. I moved to Canton from Detroit as a youngish child with my parents in 1974. It was mostly corn fields then, but 5 or 6 years later it was filled with subdivisions. Graduated Canton HS mid 80's. Moved to Ann Arbor and then eventually Denver. Not to interested in ever going back there. Certainly looks like it grew a lot more. Ford Road has been a nightmare for years. I worked at the long gone Mr. Steak on the corner of Ford and Sheldon as a dishwasher during my HS years. There was a fairly large concert venue named Center Stage near Ford and Haggerty, I saw the Psychedelic Furs there mid 80s. I heard that place is long gone.

[@mbrowning1970]

Mr. Steak is now “Mexican Fiesta” and the Kroger across the street is now a Walgreens. Kroger moved down to Ford Rd. and Canton Ctr. where Julian’s Party Store was located. We moved to Canton in 1985 and it’s not even close to the same type of community it was back then. Every square inch of land is almost fully developed now and the the traffic all over town is bad; especially on Ford Rd. from Sheldon to 275.

[@ColfaxJones]

@@mbrowning1970 thanks for the update! Mexican Fiesta, I do remember that now, it’s been there probably 25 years now I’m guessing. Lots of middle eastern and Indian (the country) folks have moved there is what a friend of mine told me awhile back. Plymouth is still Plymouth apparently. Safe and white.

[@quixr8928]

I live in canton

[@imcarlosjr4898]

How is it like living in Southgate and Taylor

[@the_welldressed_hippie]

Ghetto. Drug problem is huge. It’s bad like really really bad.

[@kellicarter5782]

My grandparents live in canton township

[@mattmiller9718]

YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE IN WWCSD. As WWCSD alumni, you don't want your kids going to schools like Wayne memorial and Franklin middle, unless you want your children mingling with kids from shacktown and Inkster. Not everyone from those communities are bad however there's an increased probability that the influence will be negative.

[@ckmckeon]

Might be in the market to buy up there soon, I'm looking at a job that would bring me from Tennessee there. Canton looked like a good place to go would you have any other recommendations? Looking around 300-500k.

[@PaulWolfert]

Awesome! I help a lot of people relocate here. Send me an email and we can start planning [e-mail]

[@ThatCodeBlue]

Moving to Detroit for work where I’ll either need to be at the airport or downtown depending on the day. I’d like to be no more than 45 minutes from either. Total income will be slightly over the median for Canton. Looking at Canton, Belleville or Plymouth and prefer an apartment or townhome. Where would you advise me to look?

[@shelbyrehahn6778]

If school district isn't that important I'd personally choose Belleville. more house for your money and its close to i-94 and is closet to the airport and also a straight shot down i-94 will get you into Detroit.

[@cheesecake9336]

Canton is my childhood canton is the best!

[@everly-shadystudios9900]

Moved from Garden City to Canton when I was 16 years old.. I graduated in 1982... it was decided what school I went to by digging your hand in a box full of chips.. kind of like bingo chips, Plymouth Canton was a a red chip Plymouth Salem what is a blue chip...you had classes at both.. the third School wasn't there yet.. with my eyes closed I grabbed a red chip which meant I went to Plymouth Canton which also meant my younger sister followed suit that's the way they did it back then... still a lot of Farmland in Canton today

[@johnmaki6821]

I graduated from pcep last year lol

[@mbrowning1970]

All of the farmland is 99% gone. The Hamlet, Central Park Estates, Cherry Hill Village, and a few other smaller developments have all been built on the last pieces of farmland that was left west of Beck Rd. out to the township line at Ridge Rd.

[@Atwater20]

I live in Canton and its great!

[@the_welldressed_hippie]

Bruh canton is one of the best towns in metro Detroit. I live in Canton and as long as I live in Michigan I’d only chose to live in 2 cities I.e; Canton OR Ann Arbor. For me, rest of Michigan is not livable. That’s just my opinion though.

[@PaulWolfert]

One of my favorites too. I don't actually tell people to avoid it 😄

[@philgainey2663]

In the early 70's, we'd drive the back roads of rural Canton drinking Boone's Farm wine listening to Led Zeppelin.

[@PaulWolfert]

😂

[@jpopa09]

Grew up in canton

[@shelbyrehahn6778]

the taxes is so stupid. the best district pay the cheapest taxes and the worst pays the most.

[@Annasayshello]

Ford road: not a single book store!

[@ronsinco2890]

There is a comic book store, Comic City.

[@RR-mg7pf]

Does canton allow residents to fence their yards? Seems like none of the newer communities don’t have fenced yards

[@PaulWolfert]

It depends on the neighborhood. Are you looking for a house there?

[@hasahmed]

depends on the HOA rules. My sub in canton doesn't allow fences.

[@ihadtodelete9084]

I think it depends on the neighbourhood. My backyard goes out into a golf course.

[@mbrowning1970]

The general rule of thumb is that most, if not all of the older neighborhoods east of Canton Ctr. - except Glengary subdivision and a couple of other smaller new developments - have fences. Almost all of the newer neighborhoods west of Canton Ctr. (most built between 1993 - 2005) don’t allow fences. The exception being Cherry Hill Village.

[@cynthiakuczynski141]

It depends on the subdivision, developer, and the HOA rules. Every sub since the 70's has a homeowner's association, who makes or enforces the rules, some associations more than others. They usually charge dues , also for garbage and street cleaning for snow.

[@Nyfenn]

ok

[@IansTrains]

If you look above the the c in canton that is my neighbourhood

[@evansweik4127]

I’m from Madison Heights MI

[@absolutelyabnormalgamer3433]

100,000 people

[@bentwedgestanleybrand5818]

I'm from the green metal cell division on the other side of the street

[@aidenp.1000]

Canton is just a boring suburb not really much of it. The only reason why you should move there is because of the schools

[@PaulWolfert]

So you're saying Canton is like the quiet kid in class who ends up being the valedictorian? I can see the appeal!

[@Atwater20]

Canton has over 120,000 people.

[@cindysumners5403]

I lived there from 1992-2000. Nice town if you had to live in Michigan. Not my favorite state!

[@PaulWolfert]

What state did you move to from Michigan?

[@bentwedgestanleybrand5818]

It Canton township started in the 1970s

[@lmlm-ph4pp]

Why are there 3 school districts in Canton?

[@PaulWolfert]

Wish I knew 🤷‍♂️ - probably to reduce the number of students in the Plymouth Canton district. It's huge!

[@mbrowning1970]

@@PaulWolfert It has to do with farmers and property lines back in the day. Canton Twp. was so rural, it really did not have it's own school district back then; only a handful of one room school houses. Therefore, the SE part of the township was closer to Wayne, MI which was an established town with an established school district and the same is true for the SW part of the township being closer to Belleville, MI which was an established small town. Roads back then were not good and these communities were closer for farmers to get their kids to school to. The other parts of Canton was deemed close enough to Plymouth to attend the schools there. Canton Twp. did not have one middle school built in the community until the mid to late 1990s (Discovery Middle School).

[@PaulWolfert]

@@mbrowning1970 oh wow! Had no idea. Thank you!

[@katherinebrown6368]

All I know is that my 9th grade glass (1970) took over the entire highschool in downtown Plymouth . When my father went there , it held 4 grades .

[@bentwedgestanleybrand5818]

They have to tell you the truth. Canton is a lost cause

[@donnajones9539]

No one in these videos is telling the truth seriously CANTON SUCKS

[@isaacbashir22817]

I brother is going there to live in

[@supportivelegend2540]

I live here

[@PaulWolfert]

Do you like it? 🤔

[@supportivelegend2540]

@@PaulWolfert a lot cheaper than Plymouth

[@PaulWolfert]

@@supportivelegend2540 yes!! It is.

[@lousanto1054]

I used to live here. I really loved it, living at The Crossings At Canton apartment complex. I loved the proximity to the 'Ford Road Kitchen' where I had many dining choices. Lol as I write this, it gets into the Ford Road part. I loved the late night dining choices after getting off work at my 2nd job at 10:00 pm out in West Bloomfield. Being a bachelor for 9 years (1998-2007) it was really great as far as living there. I even taught Summer School in P-CCS during that time. Great district! Close proximity to Detroit, where I did my Long-Term Subbing at Northwestern, Pershing, Henry Ford, and then Cass Tech. (Worked at Hillers evenings). However, as time moved on, I met a great lady, and then moved to the Grand Blanc/Goodrich area. (Grand Blanc is sort of like a baby Canton) and love it. Although Grand Blanc is technically a suburb of Flint, many people who live here commute to Metro Detroit and back. I really love it out here! Maybe you could do one of these about Grand Blanc? Lots of great McMansions and golf courses out here, too!

[@PaulWolfert]

@@lousanto1054 that whole Ford rd area is great AND crazy. Grand Blanc is a little bit outside of my zone of familiarity 😬 - I'll need to take a trip that way first 😃

[@prathampatel1740]

I used to think Ford Road was packed too, until I moved to India

[@zwen3763]

I am from Canton too, that area in China.

[@tiberiajames5997]

Just moved here from Waterford. I don't like it. This city is overhyped.

[@the_welldressed_hippie]

And I hated Waterford. Moved there, ran away in 2 weeks 😂😂😂

[@bentwedgestanleybrand5818]

Canton Michigan is only because Schultz

[@ninapatel3726]

lol i live here

[@ellabent5116]

Il you're an immigrant and live in Canton, be aware that your accent can cost you a lot with Canton police!

[@zhaarm]

What do you mean by that ?

[@guru0509]

@@zhaarm canton police are racist as hell