Detroit Michigan Suburbs Everyone is LEAVING 

Detroit is a tale of two cities: Downtown Detroit which is being gentrified and Greater Detroit which is being gutted.

Come on. Everyone that lives in the Detroit suburbs knows why people are leaving. It's either because non Americans have taken over the city, crime has taken over the city and/or the politics is corrupt. Not that hard to figure out.

Yes. Just go out and buy a $350,000 house. On your $20 per hour job. Good luck.

I promise you, people aren't leaving those places because of too many 1950's cookie cutter ranch style houses. It's bad policy, taxes, and people in general are wanting out of the cities. We're among them.

Stop the cap people are moving from Dearborn cause of the crime rate it’s horrible literally

Inkster is a horrible city

All the people leaving Ann Arbor are coming to our small town of Chelsea. It is becoming too crowded..and too Ann Arborish

I am surprised that Flint was not on this list due to that city’s serious socioeconomic problems and its water crisis.

Left the area and Traverse City has been home for years.

I hate SE Michigan Personally. Only there out of necessity. Born in Detroit, grew up in St Clair Shores. It's so much just strip malls and concrete, people drive insane, construction everywhere. I like going to a few spots occasionally like the Detroit Museum of Art, some fancy restaurants occasionally but thats not enough to make me love it. The "city life" that people say they like is so often just access to more bars to get drunk at and mediocre restaurants with their version of the same bar food. I own a place up north that I brought dirt cheap in 2016 thats bigger/nicer than my Detroit area home and that will eventually be my forever home.

The property taxes in the metro Detroit area is a deal breaker.

There is little construction in cities like Farmington Hills, MI because there is very little land available to build on. As for population declines in most of these cities it is because of smaller families and an aging population. People have raised their families and the kids have grown up and moved out. You are not going to find empty dilapidated housing in cities 2 - 10. The houses put up for sale are selling quickly in these cities even Detroit.

Born and raised in Detroit, left in 2007. You couldn't pay me to move back. I never thought that I'd say that, but its true.

Farmington Hills = HOA heaven and no fencing

Dearborn is a huge NO for me.... just sayin'

I was raised in west Dearborn you would have to pay me a lot of money to go back there. We call it New Mecca.

I noticed that many, if not most of the cities on your list, the percentage of non-whites increased by 3, 4 and 5 times from 2000 to 2020, while the percentage of whites in many, if not most of those same cities decreased between 10% and 33% during that same time period. For example: Warren went from 90% white and 2% black in 2000 to 61% white and 20% black in 2020.... Sterling Heights went from 89% white and 1% black in 2000 to 79% white and 7% black in 2020.... Farmington Hills went from 81% white and 7% black in 2000 to 59% white and 18% black in 2020. Seems whenever minorities start to move in, the whites start to move out.

I moved to GR in 2022. They don’t have traffic. They whine about it but every Detroit suburb has much much worse traffic.

This is the WORST time to purchase a home in any location. Wait a year or so, then check the prices.

I was raised in Roseville till my sister and brother graduated from high school I was in 5th grade when my parents built a new home in a the suburbs of Sterling Heights 3rd house to be built in that sub 1972 at age 18 I moved to Shelby Township at 32 I moved back to Sterling Heights area 23 years later I built a home in the Allenton MI area total peace and tranquility living in the woods lots of wildlife and built my own shooting range in my backyard 😊I have chickens and a awesome greenhouse for vegetables all year round and a couple cows and pigs for meat to keep my freezer full a couple dogs to protect the property from predators, I sell my handmade projects at the local flea markets and I can take a ride on my quad or golf cart anytime I want to on the roads in my area, up to the local gas station or the local grocery store, had a sheriff ask me one time where’s my helmet while on my quad, then he said “ don’t tell me let me guess you’re on your way to the neighbors house to borrow sugar” 🤣🤣🤣I told he was right and he said “ I hope you’re making apple pie” I said I was and if he showed up at the gas station the next day at the same time he would get a slice, he did show up and got his apple pie slice 😊I have apple, pear, peach and cherry trees and I don’t hear traffic and don’t see nighttime city lights. I see the sky filled with stars and have a beautiful light show from the fireflies 😊 I could never have all this in the city! Plus if I want to go fishing I just go to my neighbors 4 acre pond, that is stocked with fish I give him fresh eggs it’s a great trading system 😊

I live in Michigan. Born and raised. I wouldn’t buy a house and live in any of the places you mentioned🤮. Go north young man🎤🎼😊

I remember Dearborn didn't want any Blacks.

People from outside the area won't realize that you've generally just listed most of the largest suburbs of Detroit, ones aboout 36 square miles in size and large populations. If there is any trend at all (you cite "leaving" stats with no mention of "arriving" stats), suburbs like Warren, Sterling Heights, Livonia, and Farmington Hills would always be in the top 10. So would Detroit, at 139 sq. mi. and a population of roughly 700,000 people, Places with a population of about 150,000 -200,000 can't properly be declared "abandoned" if 1,500 move. That could be just boomers moving to warmer climes after retiring.

I guess you need to update this video because, According to the estimate, Detroit gained 1,852 residents between July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023, marking the first time since 1957 Detroit has not lost population in the eyes of the Census Bureau.

People are moving out of Dearborn it's because if not every year there's a basic storm that comes through and it floods Dearborn it's. Alot of insurance issues etc. I'll comment as I watch.. but Farmington your absolutely correct. The homes are outdated and there's no development 😕

I leave in Michigan and love it. Shame on you for showing burned out homes in Detroit which have probably been torn down by now. Detroit, Pontiac, Dearborn are not desirable areas. Who needs new construction? Beautiful homes in Grosse Pointe areas, Troy, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Washington Twp, Shelby Twp. and then the lake area, St. Clair, Port Huron... love the 4 seasons, great lakes and up north. Homes in MI are still way more affordable than many other areas in the US.

I left Metro Detroit in 2003 and would never move back there. Its become WAY too crowded since I lived there, all the nice open land in the areas above 21 mile are jam packed now, and the roads didnt change so traffic is absurd.

The Medical Mile in Grand Rapids keeps the economy pretty stable there.

I wouldn't even drive through any town with the name Dearborn attached.

Not everyone wants a 3 thousand sq. ft. home.

When i left.. Dearborn became all Palestinian, Detroit had a rebuild plan, Nestle was still removing water from lake superior to bottle and sell it as pure life bottled water. Michigan state gave Nestle free access Flint was still trying to fix the water crisis, did that ever get fixed????

I dont understand, this is misleading. What matters is net population change. If a million people left last year, and 1.1M people moved in, then its growing. High turnover means a healthy local economy. I'm sure there are rural places in northern Michigan where no one leaves and no one moves in, and they're stagnant economies. It very much depends on what you're looking for (young vs old vs fast-paced vs quiet, etc)

Dearborn = Gaza No thanks..... too much conflict comes with the people there.

We retired from the Metro area to a very small town in Upper Mid-Michigan. We've never looked back.

I always wondered why Dearborn Heights exists when there was already Dearborn. Did Dearborn break off into two separate cities? I have family in Detroit and that city is undergoing a revival that I’ve never seen before and at such an aggressive pace. I’m proud to see this happening.

Shouldn’t Highland Park be the number one disliked city in Michigan? It’s the Detroit within Detroit!

Average home prices are so out of control! Cost of homes and cars combined is a big fat payments that no one can really afford! So ridiculous

leaving? They're dying. Those are houses where old people died and now they're for sale. And Ann Arbor is terribly expensive. Detroit has been dropping population since the 1960's

In Dearborn and Dbn Hgts. At one time it was a great place to live. Now crime has increased Fairlane is a good example and its being converted more and more to the mid east which at one time was just a small area in eastern Dearborn.

Anything in a fifty mile radius of Grand Rapids is expensive right now , house below 300,000 need updating and anything at 150 or less probably needs complete renovation, land is crazy pricey with lots in subdivisions going well over 100k , apartments are up to 2000 a month

Former Highland township resident here. Does anyone else feel like the Detroit suburbs ended there in the 2000s and Haven't really grown since? Fenton and Holly have a feel of being more like Flint suburbs or satellite communities it seems. What do you think about this?

There’s just one problem with saying everyone is leaving. Detroits population is actually growing! It’s been in the news lately.

Love the older homes. Do not love the cold. I left Minnesota decades ago to get away from it. I love Georgia and Tennessee area -- so beautiful and cost of living is very reasonable.

Bike lanes everywhere like we are a southern climite and...brand new traffic lights everywhere....where is the money coming for that? We have functioning traffic lights, but roads with pot holes on expressway ramps...wtf

Westland ... more like wasteland.. The ghetto emptied out there

I was born and raised here too. I have never been able to afford a house because as a single parent money was tight and when I could save up enough to put down a down payment the prices would double or triple and I still wouldn't have enough. I saw a small piece of land 5 years ago for $1000 and should have bought it but didn't because I knew at the age of 68 my retirement wasn't enough to build a house. Now that tiny piece of land would cost me between $45k to $75k. In the last 4 years prices have skyrocketed. I think there are three reasons for this massive increase in prices. One is that the people running the real estate market are price gouging so that they can get bigger paychecks. The second reason is that people are price gouging because they all want to be richer. The third reason

Lots of people have been dying of old age in Warren almost all the houses for sale around me are being sold by the kids of those who died

I could never live in a subdivision,UGH!

I live in Farmington Hills! I actually recognize you from that Busch's grocery store, I used to work the self-scans/front desk there a couple years back. Neat video!

I lived in Detroit Michigan born and raised. When I became an adult i explored many of suburban areas to live. I live in the downriver area now. Close to Monroe. I love it. Buying a house no. Had two of those in my 20s. Im looking for land. I want to buy land land land

2:35 It is so incredibly beautifully green in Dearborn Heights, at least at this time of year!

Back when my husband and I were house hunting, we were drawn to beautiful mansions in Detroit. However, reality sunk in when some of the highlighted features included security cameras, anti burglar windows, iron gates, etc…… uhm…. No. And since we wanted to grow a family, educational options was number one on our list. I grew up in Detroit and will always have love for this city but I doubt I will ever move back.

People from the city move to undeveloped hot spots and many bring their problems with them. There goes the neighborhood again! Realtors do grease the skids.

Taxes are high in some areas. I don’t know why. That’s $500. Extra a month

We're in Sterling Heights. We're moving to Brown City this year. Newly retired and moving to the country.🚜🐓🐄

I'm from West Michigan and it's doing just fine on this side of the state we're thriving there's tons of jobs we really don't have no worries on this side of the state and people love it over here

I am from the Detroit area lived in Inkster Wayne Westland we have family that still lives there but a good bunch of them have moved

The last time I checked, "Middle of the road is between $150k-$250k. Real Estate Agents are trying to up the prices we will accept as "Normal".

Starter home, starter home.... So anyone at any age that works their tale off for $20-$30 and saves for years for a functional cozy home is a "starter". Very insulting. Why would a realtor even say that?.

I'm surprised Hazel Park and Ferndale didn't make the list. We moved out of Hazel Park 32 years ago.

I was born in Dearborn ( Oakwood ) Taylor ,1956 to 1974. Lived in Iron Mountain and Kingsford. 1974 - 1982 . I've lived in Tucson Az for 42 years.

Mayor Hubbard of Dearborn kept groups of people out of Dearborn. Specifically, he kept Afro-Americans out of Dearborn. Many people remembered him for his bigotry which was effective for awhile, but some from Inkster, Westland, Belleville moved to Dearborn Hgts.

We moved from Westland in 2018 and moved outside of Flint. Night and day. People are grumpy the closer they get to Detroit. Traffic makes me insane. Love country life.

Don't overlook that Livonia is also headquarters to Aristeo Construction;a very prestigious company in the building industry!!

How many of those available homes, the people passed away, or had to be placed in a nursing home. Didn't move away. The suburbs you mentioned are full of elderly people.

I love Farmington Hills. It’s a great community

Worked in Detroit more than 30 years. Despite new business's downtown, neighborhoods behind it are burned, vandalized homes that should have been torn down the last 30 years.

I recently bought a house in Warren, I like the area, and the home. But it always bugs me when people talk about Warren as a whole, but Warren has different parts. It’s a square city with a highway that cuts through it. I like to think of it as a quadrant square. Lower quads are undesirable and keep the police dept busy, the upper right is the best quad, and upper left ain’t to bad either but a better value. I live in the upper right, quick drive to Sterling Heights, and quick to get on the highway.

Just subbed your channel, as a Sterling Heights resident I like your content. I am afraid I hate the new soulless houses built today or even from the early 2000’s. I live in a 1924 bungalow in what l feel is the best sub here Wanda Park. Every house is different and not cookie cutter soulless, except where the newer houses were built east of me. I started in Centerline with my 1st two houses, I built up equity and used it to get my current house.

Rentals will kill these Cities. I know, because this list pretty much matches top Repo Areas. When you are 28 and have 7 addresses in the last 4 Years, you aren’t buying Homes. Renters don’t care about what they Rent, Most Renters don’t want to put money into their Rental, so Subs with Tons of Rentals tend to look the same. Meanwhile, the Homeowners are buying homes West and Subsidizing it with the money they make on their $44K, 1980 Westland Purchase… Let’s be real, the entire State is slowly crumbling, I wouldn’t live here if my Family didn’t.

I left it all for sunny Arizona 25 years ago and never looked back!

Garden City is in decline too.

I live in Westland and plan on moving in a few years to northern Mi. Already have 10 acres and 30 min away from major city.

Politics in Michigan SUCKS...

My mom is a broker. Been doing it for 38 years. She and many other realtors sat down with lawmakers here in Michigan to discuss rising housing costs. For the first time in my mom’s career she has no new home buyers. Which is a huge percentage of her business. She also loves the new buyers, they always have kids and babies. New buyers can’t afford the taxes on a home. At 1300$ 8-900 goes to taxes which leaves them 400$ to buy-$100 for PMI and 35k houses don’t exist. Unless your want to live in Warren and My moms never stepped foot to show a house in Warren. She speaks at events to anyone that will listen, to combat the loss raise the sales tax. 6% is very low. That way everyone who comes thru Michigan is affected especially with the new bridge going in that’s a lot of traffic using our roads, gasing up at our stations. Sales tax is a a way to make the state money so they back off on our property

Updated Census Bureau numbers show that Detroit’s population increased by more than 1800 people in 2023. That’s the largest increase of any city in Michigan and the first year over year increase in Detroit since 1957.

saw this video, i flip homes in Michigan up north I purchased a small building that was converted to a 2 bed paid 45k.

I’m shocked that people are leaving Farmington Hills! I was born and raised there but I decided to move to AZ for the weather. If I ever moved back to MI I would choose Farmington Hills

I live in Ypsilanti Michigan I love it no complaints not all of Michigan is bad check it out your self I been in Ypsilanti for three years now love it here

I can’t imagine why anyone would want to leave such an idyllic, peaceful city. ?

Wonder why people are leaving Dearborn??? Hahahah

I think in Detroit you get on the freeway to commute. In Grand Rapids you're always navigating a mishmash of streets with with stop lights and pedestrians

Im in the wayne/westland area . In 2014 the houses in my neighborhood (1950's brick ranch w/basement were 70k . The latest and greatest house sale in my neighborhood was 255k??? How does that happen??? So im to expect our 1200 sq ft. home will sell for 500k in another 10yrs? Something feels very wrong.

New construction is the way to go? Hell to the no on that!

Folks are moving out of the city of Grand Rapids and to the suburbs or Grand Rapids. It's gorgeous out here in farm country.

Just because the train station was restored doesn't mean Detroit is back! The building is beautiful though but 80% of Detroit is still terrible

I love Farmington Hills. I don’t understand what’s not to love. The population is diverse, lots of activities for the kids and adults. Maybe seniors moving south.

There’s a part in the Grand Rapids section where you show its congested -that’s not even Grand Rapids lol

15:30 Speaking a palace. I think thats John Sallys old crib

Moved from Chicago to Brighton. Love it!

According to the estimate, Detroit gained 1,852 residents between July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023, marking the first time since 1957 Detroit has not lost population in the eyes of the Census Bureau. They are selling homes yes, but others are also buying them and coming in for the first time in years.

Here in south Warren..3 bedroom brick ranch..2&1/2 garage..super mixed neighborhood..not really any rentals ...so our neighbors are homeowners= long term. We all look out for each other, and weather permitting we congregate outdoors. Houses are decent,yards are kept up.. access to all major freeways is minutes away. The only bad thing is lack of good restaurants compared to other suburbs for me.

What algorithm determines how many people have left an area? According to reports I’ve seen is Grand Rapids is one of the fastest growing areas in the state. Dearborn, Dearborn heights, Warren and Farmington Hillsare also on the list. few others I think but can’t remember

This is not true.Everyone aint leaving the suburbs.At Detroit, I grew up and lived in Canton and I live in Pinkney, which aint a suburb Detroit anymore, but everyone's not leaving the suburbs of Detroit.That's a flat outline

I wish you would have rated city councils and mayors in your criteria. I moved to Warren in 1967. Local Politics can be a factor on whether you really want to live in some place too.

Livonia has problems with drugs i used to live there now I'm in Plymouth

Sorry hit the wrong button and sent that through without the third reason. The third reason is that they are trying to price immigrants in poor people out of the state. No one can afford to live here anymore who is earning below $100,000 per year. Apartments are the best they can do unless they want to live in a rundown roach infested home in the inner city. It is a shame the state has become so elitist that they only want wealthy people living here. I'm a retired teacher living on less than $30,000 a year and can barely make ends meet. Thanks a lot Michigan!

As an electrician in the Ann Arbor area, I can tell you I'd rather have a house from the 1950s in a Detroit suburb than an overpriced house from the 1850s in Ann Arbor

I live in Detroit. Seems to me like most folks move out the suburbs to get closer to the Detroit downtown area to access the games that go on there.

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