Best places to live in the Detroit metro area

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July 8, 2025
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Best places to live in the Detroit metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Detroit metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

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#25. Plymouth

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 9,234

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#24. Oakland Charter Township

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 20,099

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#23. Farmington Hills

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 83,316

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#22. Bloomfield Hills

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,412

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#21. Village of Grosse Pointe Shores

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 2,589

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#20. Pittsfield Charter Township

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 39,159

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#19. Franklin

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,610

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#18. Grosse Pointe Woods

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 16,177

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#17. Grosse Pointe

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 5,561

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#16. Rochester Hills

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 76,086

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#15. Ann Arbor

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 121,179

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#14. Grosse Pointe Park

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 11,394

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#13. Royal Oak

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 57,880

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#12. Grosse Pointe Farms

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 9,957

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#11. Berkley

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 15,084

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#10. Huntington Woods

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 6,322

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#9. Farmington

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 11,472

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#8. Bloomfield Charter Township

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 43,973

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#7. Northville Township

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 31,393

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#6. Northville

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 6,080

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#5. Birmingham

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 21,612

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#4. Novi

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 66,224

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#3. Beverly Hills

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 10,507

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#2. Rochester

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 12,939

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#1. Troy

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 87,307

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