[BeardedClam]

Kicking around the idea of relocating there, haven't the slightest idea where and where not to move to in the state.

Any help would be great.

[dopey the clown]

Detroit is lovely.

[PuReKnOwLeDgE]

DRUM ROLL!

Don't go anywhere near Detroit. First warning about Michigan, no jobs! Don't move to Flint, Saginaw, or Detroit unless you like living in one of the top 5 most crime ridden cities in the US. Tell us what your looking for?

Country living, urban area? Lived here my whole life except time in the Army, know the whole state pretty well, just be more specific.

[steppinRazor]

steer clear of dearborn

[BeardedClam]

Looking to stay some what near to Illinois, but really looking for an affordable housing to live/grow in.

[dopey the clown]

Just as an aside, if you're doing it exclusively because you want to become a full-time grower via the newly-minted medical program, imo you can do better. Cops, particularly in the more rural areas, have a reputation for simply not giving a fuck, and harassing stoners. Particularly in the Upper Pen. where it's more country(and more beautiful).

If you're just trying to do legal garden thing and don't care about weather I'd look at Maine. Even a lot of the cops have a more libertarian, bohemian vibe. 99 plants is a misdemeanor, even without a medical card.

If you're hell-bent on Michigan, though, places like Grand Rapids have a low cost of living and are relatively safe. Ann Arbor is my favorite spot in Michigan, but alas you pay for it(well, it's still cheap, but expensive for the Midwest).

Kalamazoo area is 2 hrs from Chicago and the med legislation passed there with a higher percentage vote than Obama.

[BeardedClam]

Trust me i am not hell bent on any place. EX and the kids are moving back to IL and I kind of wanna stay a few hours from them, not a few days.
No just looking for some garden fun for myself. No intent on cash cropping.

Ill look at the two places you dropped.
Thx DtC

[SoCaliSmoker]

It's difficult to use the word "Good" and "Michigan" in the same sentence today.

I have family out there and it is not fun. Everything you read is absolutely true, the economy is in the shitter, you WILL 100% get killed in Detroit, and there still are 'some' good areas left but even now homeless people are moving into the homes that are going into foreclosure (they are not "moving" in, they are sleeping in a house with no one in it) and robbers are driving through nicer neighborhoods to plot on homes where no one lives anymore. They are reaching even the best areas.

West Bloomfield is a beautiful place to live (if you have money, and if your Jewish it helps also), Royal Oak is also a great place (again if you have money and value your life), or you can move to Northern Michigan, Ann Arbor is really nice too. But basically, you have about 4 different areas to choose from. You can take out a map, look at eeeeeeeeeeevery city in the entire STATE, and you literally have a choice of about 4 places to pick. Probably out of 60 or more to choose from.

The best thing to do (when speaking about Michigan) is take out 4 pieces of paper, write down 4 cities, shuffle them around and pick one. It is a gamble moving anywhere near that place and any paper you would have picked is about the same right now!

Look at the s0outhwest corner of MI
sometimes called Michiana.
Its closest to illinois and is more in the orbit
of chicago than Michigan.
The Lake Michigan shoreline make this area
a tourist area of sorts but still inexpensive.