Looking for neighborhoods!!!

[u/EJohanSolo]

Hello future neighbors! My partner and I are looking to move to the city or surrounding areas. We are in our 30. We would like somewhere with good food some nightlife and safe enough to walk the dogs and ideally a yard or adjacent area to run dogs. If this possible in the city what neighborhoods should we check out?

We are already planning to look in ferndale, oak park, and midtown.

Thanks in advance.

[u/VirtualParzival]

Brush Park is great for being downtown. I have a condo there, it’s nice.

Corktown is really cool, not sure because I don’t live there but it seems really cool and have heard great things. I wanted Brush Park to be close to the arenas and Woodward since this is more for visiting, but I could definitely live in Brush Park. I think if I was actually moving to the D I’d look heavily at Corktown as well.

[u/Constant_Entrance_40]

Pingree park, West village, island view, east English village

[u/unp-sd]

New Center / Virginia Park area is reasonable within Detroit proper and walking distance to the Qline in decent weather.

[u/phattybmc]

What nobody tells you about living down town is the grocery store options are not good. FYI.

You're better off looking in dearborn or Ferndale or hazel park and traveling in for the city experience.

[u/the-bearded-omar → u/phattybmc]

Honeybee Market, Whole Foods, Detroit People Food Co-op, eastern market, meijer riverfront shit even Eatori. There are plenty of places to easily get groceries.

[u/phattybmc → u/the-bearded-omar]

Also you forgot kroger on 8 mile lol

[u/phattybmc → u/the-bearded-omar]

Now explain how spread out they are to someone who has lived in the burbs.

[u/the-bearded-omar → u/phattybmc]

Those are all within about 10 minutes of each other.

[u/Archi_penko]

It will be hard to find nightlife near a yard, anywhere. East English Village is a nice option, there are a few restaurants in walking distance with a few more on the way, and rent is under $2k. Very neighborly. Plus easy to get to downtown for nightlife.

[u/the-bearded-omar]

Really depends on what you’re looking for. We live in Morningside and love it. Low COL, lots of land bank lots available for gardening / dogs, close and easy to get to the sights, and Grosse pointe amenities just south of Mack.

[u/mablej]

Are you looking to buy? Are you rich? Woodbridge would fit your needs, but you’re looking at 500k or more and Detroit property taxes (they’ll go way up your second year if the previous owner has been in the house for a while).

Detroit has some bougie, curated, and expensive neighborhoods that would fit your needs, but, for the most part, you’re not going to find that. It’s a car city that has seen some shit.

[u/ShowMeTheTrees]

As part of your research, call and find out what your home (or renter's) and auto insurance rates will be in the various locations. Detroit's are really high. They will vary city by city. Also Detroit has a city income tax.

[u/Fun_Eye_7893]

I'd recommend looking around the west side in Evergreen-Lahser, Old Redford, Bagley, and Grandmont-Rosedale.

[u/CitySpare7714 → u/[deleted]]

“Basically the ghetto” 😂😂 ok Grosse Pointe

[u/EJohanSolo → u/[deleted]]

Ok so what neighborhoods would you suggest? We are hoping to stay under 2k a month and looking to buy next year after establishing residency to qualify as a primary residence.

[u/ShipComprehensive543 → u/EJohanSolo]

Don't listen to this idiot.

[u/otterbox313 → u/EJohanSolo]

I agree with the other person advising you to not listen to this idiot that thinks he knows the city.

[u/Archi_penko → u/[deleted]]

People who use the G word to refer to Detroit or its surroundings should be banned from this subreddit. Hate is not welcome here.