Dearborn Gets Nod as One of the Best Places to Live in Michigan

Dearborn is one of the best places to live in Michigan, according to a new ranking.

The mention comes from Credit Donkey, which says Dearborn is the eighth-best place to live in Michigan based on five factors:

• The odds of being a victim of violent crime (one in 302)
• Commute time (21.6 minutes)
• Income ($46,792)
• Residents who attended some college but did not earn a degree (22.2 percent)
• Restaurants per capita (one per 357 residents)

Here’s what Credit Donkey had to say about Dearborn, where Henry Ford’s landmark invention, the Model T, sold for $850 when it first rolled off the assembly line in 1909:

“Less than ten miles from Detroit, Dearborn is the eighth largest city in Michigan with a population of just over 96,000. Despite its size, Dearborn still has a relatively low crime rate, and commute times average less than 22 minutes. Dearborn's economy is driven largely by manufacturing, and it’s the home of the Ford Motor Company as well as Severstal, a steel production company. The city's population is one of the most ethnically diverse in the state, with residents hailing from a variety of European, African, and Arab nations.”

The Top 10 includes some other cities around the Tri-County area:

1. Portage
2. Midland
3. Livonia
4. Royal Oak
5. Troy
6. Southfield
7. Ann Arbor
8. Dearborn
9. Novi
10. Kalamazoo