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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trying to keep budget around $700k. Re: Bloomfield hills…I was looking at St Hugo of the Hills school/area. Is it good? And where do those kids go to high school?

Birmingham was first choice but too pricey.

Lastly, thoughts on Grosse Pointe vs Bloomfield? And/or Troy?[/quote]

If you like birmingham but it was too expensive, consider Northville. It may be out of your price range. but if you want a really nice house in a super walkable, safe community with a charming downtown that also has the #1 public schools in the state...City of Northville is where it's at. The north Arlington of metro detroit. Do not move to Ann Arbor, the commute is terrible and AA is really not that great compared to metro Detroit.

If you want more affordable than northville, a fantastic commute, and a great fun downtown: Royal Oak. Watch out though, a lot of the houses have flooding issues when it rains, and some might say that RO has gotten a little overpriced. The Del Ray of metro detroit.

If you like bohemian life and walkability: Ferndale. The Takoma Park of metro detroit. Also check out Pleasant Ridge/Huntington Woods (the Chevy Chase DC/ Chevy Chase MD of metro detroit), so many nice homes and yes they have sidewalks.

Bloomfield Hills has always struck me as a bit soulless unless you want a vast suburban estate on a lake. then it is perfect. The area around Hugo of the hills is not bad but once you go north of square lake road it gets very industrial-manufacturing + giant parking lots full of recalled vehicles/vehicles waiting on chips.  Also it's in no way walkable. Sort of the McLean of metro detroit.

Troy is Pure Suburbia. Maybe the Herndon/Centreville of Metro Detroit? Cookie cutter houses, many starbucks to choose from, good public schools with smart kids. Super safe. But you cannot walk anywhere. Also, public transit is almost non-existent in metro detroit, aside from busses running up and down woodward ave that all stop at the detroit city limits.

Runners up: Clawson has a nice-ish downtown with pretty decent bike lanes to royal oak, Beverly Hills and Berkeley are also cute.

Good luck! I loved living there, that area has a lot to offer.[/quote]

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