Best Places to Live in Michigan for Walkable City Living

Top 25 places

1. #1Ann ArborPopulation 122,216 · mixed overall livability100% match
2. #2LansingPopulation 112,986 · mixed overall livability100% match
3. #3TroyPopulation 87,170 · solid overall livability100% match
4. #4KentwoodPopulation 54,042 · solid overall livability100% match
5. #5DearbornPopulation 108,414 · solid overall livability86% match
6. #6East LansingPopulation 45,403 · mixed overall livability83% match
7. #7OkemosPopulation 25,549 · mixed overall livability83% match
8. #8HoltPopulation 25,374 · mixed overall livability83% match
9. #9Grand RapidsPopulation 198,096 · mixed overall livability81% match
10. #10WyomingPopulation 76,732 · solid overall livability81% match
11. #11Farmington HillsPopulation 83,562 · mixed overall livability78% match
12. #12SouthfieldPopulation 76,107 · mixed overall livability78% match
13. #13KalamazooPopulation 73,342 · mixed overall livability78% match
14. #14NoviPopulation 65,870 · solid overall livability78% match
15. #15TaylorPopulation 62,937 · solid overall livability78% match
16. #16Lincoln ParkPopulation 39,807 · solid overall livability72% match
17. #17DetroitPopulation 636,787 · mixed overall livability69% match
18. #18FlintPopulation 81,863 · solid overall livability69% match
19. #19WalkerPopulation 25,175 · solid overall livability69% match
20. #20PontiacPopulation 61,965 · solid overall livability67% match
21. #21Dearborn HeightsPopulation 62,474 · solid overall livability64% match
22. #22Royal OakPopulation 58,053 · solid overall livability64% match
23. #23RosevillePopulation 47,476 · solid overall livability61% match
24. #24HollandPopulation 34,186 · solid overall livability61% match
25. #25EastpointePopulation 34,087 · mixed overall livability61% 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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