These Are The Best Places To Live In MI: Rankings

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 2023.

"Living in Okemos offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In Okemos there are a lot of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many young professionals live in Okemos and residents tend to have moderate political views. The public schools in Okemos are highly rated," notes Niche.

It's the ninth consecutive year that Niche has produced the rankings, which include 228 cities and 17,932 towns and neighborhoods across the U.S.

Here are the top 15 places to live in Michigan for 2023, according to Niche:

1. Okemos (Lansing Suburb)
2. Troy (Detroit Suburb)
3. Eastgate (Grand Rapids Neighborhood)
4. Huntington Woods (Detroit Suburb)
5. Beverly Hills (Detroit Suburb)
6. Birmingham (Detroit Suburb)
7. Bloomfield Charter Township (Detroit Suburb)
8. Grosse Pointe Park (Detroit Suburb)
9. Eastown (Grand Rapids Neighborhood)
10. Farmington (Detroit Suburb)
11. Ann Arbor (Michigan City)
12. Novi (Detroit Suburb)
13. Royal Oak (Detroit Suburb)
14. Berkley (Detroit Suburb)
15. Fulton Heights (Grand Rapids Neighborhood)

"For almost ten years now, our Best Places to Live rankings have helped people find a new neighborhood to call home based on what matters most to them, whether that’s affordable housing, easy access to amenities or excellent local schools," Luke Skurman, CEO and founder of Niche said in a news release.

The overall Best Place to Live in America is Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, which has claimed the title now for four consecutive years. Rounding out the top five are Colonial Village, Virginia; Ardmore, Pennsylvania; Hyde Park-Spanishtown Creek, Florida; and Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the Best City to Live in America for the first time ever, Niche said. Rounding out the top five are Arlington, Virginia; The Woodlands, Texas; Naperville, Illinois; and Columbia, Maryland.

The Best Places to Live rankings are a tool to help people find a place to live based on the qualities that matter most to them, Niche said in a news release.