These Are The 25 Best Places To Live In MI: Ranking

MICHIGAN — Okemos, a city just outside Lansing with a population of 25,179, is the best place to live in Michigan, according to Niche, a data and analytics platform, that published its "best places to live" rankings for 2024.

To determine the ranking, the group analyzed the health of the local housing market, neighborhood diversity, area public schools and walkability, among others.

The list includes Michigan cities, townships and even some neighborhoods.

Here are Niche's top 25 places to live in Michigan:

1. Okemos
2. Troy
3. Novi
4. Birmingham
5. Beverly Hills
6. Farmington
7. Huntington Woods
8. Rochester
9. Bloomfield Township
10. Berkley
11. Northville
12. Northville Township
13. Grosse Pointe Farms
14. Ann Arbor
15. East Grand Rapids
16. Eastgate (Grand Rapids neighborhood)
17. Royal Oak
18. Grosse Pointe Park
19. Franklin
20. Eastown (Grand Rapids neighborhood)
21. Forest Hills (Kent County)
22. Rochester Hills
23. Grosse Pointe Woods
24. Larkin Township (Midland County)
25. Fulton Heights (Grand Rapids neighborhood)

Overall, the five best places to live, according to the ranking, are, respectively, Colonial Village, Virginia, a Washington, D.C., neighborhood; Carmel, Indiana; Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania; Uptown Tampa, Florida; and Cinco Ranch, Texas.

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