Well over 90% of the residents rate Metro-Detroit as a “very desirable” or “somewhat desirable” place to live. All the local and private sector leaders awarded it a similar rating, with well over 80% rating it “very desirable”. Finally, Over 90% of the corporate real estate managers described the Metro Tri-County quality of life and business climate as a “very good” or “good” place to locate a business.
QUALITY OF LIFE
- Location and size—The Tri-County area of Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties form a group of one of the largest business communities in the country.
- Cultural Opportunities—Residents rated the availability of cultural opportunities highly.
- Higher Education Opportunities—All leaders lauded the availability of higher education.
- Public Schools—Over 70% of residents rate public education system “very good”
- Community Pride/Involvement—Rated very favorably.
Both insiders and outsiders agree that Metro-Detroit is a good place for business. Positives routinely pointed to by insiders were: It’s diversified economic base, the quality of the higher education system, the good work ethic of the local population and good transportation access.
LIFESTYLE
Every season brings dramatic change to the Detroit area, where holiday postcard settings melt each spring into miles of planted fields and syrup buckets hanging from maple trees. Summer’s lush green farms and cool lakes and rivers are transformed to vivid autumn hues. Whether it’s horseback riding, hang gliding, hiking, biking, skateboarding, roller-blading, skiing, sailing, or testing your back swing on a championship golf course-Metro Detroit is nature’s finest playground and The Relocation Group can open the door to all of these fantastic experiences. Local parks and recreation departments provide hours of organized and well-supervised recreational opportunities for children and adults alike.
Sports fans will find action in every corner of southeastern Michigan, from professional teams to wildly exciting collegiate competition. Ann Arbor’s University of Michigan and Wayne State University in the heart of the city ensure a full schedule of highly competitive sporting events. The Detroit Lions at brand new Ford Field and Detroit Tigers at their brand new stadium, Comerica Park, offer only the finest in sports stadium atmospheres. Professional hockey rules Metro Detroit, re-named “Hockeytown”, the Detroit Pistons and Detroit Shock bring championship caliber basketball to the suburb of Auburn Hills and we can’t forget the annual Grand Prix event in June of each year on Belle Isle and championship hydroplane races on the Detroit River.
Culturally rich, all four of the performing arts-symphony, opera, dance and theatre-maintain permanent companies in Metropolitan Detroit. The visual arts are well represented and include museums, galleries, and public art that range from ancient treasures to the finest of contemporary pieces. And how can we forget music? The finest of rock, blues, soul, pop, jazz, rap, punk and hip-hop permeate Metropolitan Detroit night after night. Detroit is not only famous for the Motown sound but is also hailed as the birth place of Techno music, celebrated every July with the world famous free Movement Festival at Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit.
Metropolitan Detroit is the perfect place to call home. Welcoming neighborhoods nestled among gently rolling hills or along tree-lined city streets offer affordable home choices from well-appointed subdivisions to luxury high-rise apartments and condominiums. You’ll find turn-of the-century Victorians, elegant estates, countryside mansions, waterfront properties, lake view townhouses, and cozy neighborhoods with personalities and distinctions that enliven each streetscape. Whatever lifestyle you envision, Metropolitan Detroit can bring it into reality and The Relocation Group will make that reality a seamless and positive experience for both the corporate client and the transferee.
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