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1 / 25#25. Plymouth
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 9,234
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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2 / 25#24. Oakland Charter Township
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 20,099
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3 / 25#23. Farmington Hills
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 83,316
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4 / 25#22. Bloomfield Hills
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,412
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5 / 25#21. Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 2,589
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6 / 25#20. Pittsfield Charter Township
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 39,159
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7 / 25#19. Franklin
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,610
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8 / 25#18. Grosse Pointe Woods
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 16,177
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9 / 25#17. Grosse Pointe
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 5,561
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10 / 25#16. Rochester Hills
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 76,086
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11 / 25#15. Ann Arbor
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 121,179
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12 / 25#14. Grosse Pointe Park
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 11,394
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13 / 25#13. Royal Oak
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 57,880
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14 / 25#12. Grosse Pointe Farms
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 9,957
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15 / 25#11. Berkley
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 15,084
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16 / 25#10. Huntington Woods
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 6,322
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17 / 25#9. Farmington
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 11,472
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18 / 25#8. Bloomfield Charter Township
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 43,973
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19 / 25#7. Northville Township
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 31,393
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20 / 25#6. Northville
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 6,080
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21 / 25#5. Birmingham
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 21,612
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22 / 25#4. Novi
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 66,224
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23 / 25#3. Beverly Hills
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 10,507
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24 / 25#2. Rochester
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 12,939
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25 / 25#1. Troy
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 87,307
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