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Ranked for Outdoor Lovers

Best Places to Live in Michigan for Outdoor Lovers

Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1Allen ParkPopulation 28,395 · solid overall livability64% match
  2. #2Garden CityPopulation 27,203 · solid overall livability64% match
  3. #3InksterPopulation 25,839 · solid overall livability64% match
  4. #4Oak ParkPopulation 29,495 · solid overall livability62% match
  5. #5Madison HeightsPopulation 28,521 · solid overall livability62% match
  6. #6HamtramckPopulation 27,842 · solid overall livability62% match
  7. #7Battle CreekPopulation 52,469 · solid overall livability59% match
  8. #8JacksonPopulation 31,420 · solid overall livability59% match
  9. #9BurtonPopulation 29,568 · solid overall livability59% match
  10. #10AllendalePopulation 25,206 · mixed overall livability59% match
  11. #11RomulusPopulation 25,055 · solid overall livability56% match
  12. #12DearbornPopulation 108,414 · solid overall livability49% match
  13. #13Dearborn HeightsPopulation 62,474 · solid overall livability49% match
  14. #14DetroitPopulation 636,787 · mixed overall livability46% match
  15. #15WarrenPopulation 138,588 · solid overall livability46% match
  16. #16TroyPopulation 87,170 · solid overall livability46% match
  17. #17SouthfieldPopulation 76,107 · mixed overall livability46% match
  18. #18PontiacPopulation 61,965 · solid overall livability46% match
  19. #19St. Clair ShoresPopulation 58,656 · solid overall livability46% match
  20. #20Royal OakPopulation 58,053 · solid overall livability46% match
  21. #21RosevillePopulation 47,476 · solid overall livability46% match
  22. #22EastpointePopulation 34,087 · mixed overall livability46% match
  23. #23Port HuronPopulation 28,881 · mixed overall livability46% match
  24. #24OkemosPopulation 25,549 · mixed overall livability46% match
  25. #25HoltPopulation 25,374 · mixed overall livability46% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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