Detroit, MI is a city with a vibrant culture and plenty of exciting activities to do. It has a rich musical heritage, world-class museums, incredible restaurants, and unique attractions. There is something for everyone in Detroit – from the bustling downtown area to the tranquil suburbs. The city is also known for its commitment to reviving its downtown area and improving public transportation.
Reviews of Detroit, MI are generally positive, with many citing it as one of the most livable cities in America. From a business perspective, Detroit is attractive for its low cost of living and excellent workforce talent pool. Locals praise the city's warm climate, affordable housing options, ample parks and green spaces, and friendly locals. Tourists are particularly impressed by the vast array of cultural attractions available in Detroit – from the Motown Museum to the Henry Ford Museum – as well as all of Detroit's major sporting events including baseball games at Comerica Park and football games at Ford Field. Overall, Detroit offers an exciting experience filled with adventure and entertainment that can satisfy any traveler’s needs!
based on 116 ReviewsGet to know Detroit with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Detroit
Hellhole - 9/2/2018
Not a fan of this place at all. There has never really been a time I was visiting here for anything good. Let's say I almost got murdered here twice, the place is scary and post apocalyptic is the best way I can describe it. I am happy I will never have to set foot in this city ever again. If your white not to be racist stay as far away from here as you can and if you ever do end up here for any reason not of your own choosing I hope and pray you live to see tomorrow. That is how bad and scary this place
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Renaissance Detroit - 12/5/2017
I see a lot of old comments on here that aren't as applicable now since the resurgence Detroit has and is going through these past few years. It's a really exciting time to be in Detroit and are we where we want to be yet? Nope not yet but we are definitely heading there. The life in downtown has change from night to day because of the investments companies are now pouring into the area. The outlying neighborhoods will slowly feel the effects of the investments getting poured into as it spills out slowly to any neighborhoods needing some TLC but it will take patience. I have friends and family who go down to Detroit on a regular basis and have also moved there in the past few years while the housing market in downtown is not as expensive as it will be in the years to come. The schooling districts are still in need of change but in order for prosperity to happen their needs to be jobs available for Detroiters within Detroit. Skill trade programs are being placed to make sure the
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Been to worst places - 1/5/2017
I was born in Detroit. I was raised in Alaska. Detroit can't be worse than Fairbanks! It has been awhile since I've been there (2010). I live in a mobile home park that was bought by a company out of Farmington Hills, Michigan which I understand is in the Detroit area. This place is beginning to look like Detroit--things are run down and broken. Once was a nice place. OK I should write about the City of Detroit. Nice airport. I would like to go there and see a Tiger game but I am scared to go there so I don't know. As I recall it had to be the friendliest city I've been
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2 Detroits - 6/30/2016
There are so many disparaging remarks here about Detroit--I feel I must step in.
Let's not be redundant, people, and add to all the trash-talk rhetoric. That's the equivalent of being the middle-school bully whose favorite target is the poor, obese, or intellectually-impaired kid.
Anyone who reads knows Detroit has taken it on the chin like a punch from Joe Lewis. And we know about decades of corupt government, the lack of industrial diversification, white flight, etc. That's old news.
There's plenty to love about Detroi& not just ruin porn, people!
Ask the droves of creative young folk from Brooklyn and Portland and the like--who moved to the "D" for its creative vibe, its can-do attitude, and above all--the affordability of fabulous loft space.
The problem is, there are 2 Detroits. There are the oppressively crime-gripped neighborhoods with no way out, and there is the central business district with boat-tons of investment underway.
My kids
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Not worth the depression - 7/11/2014
Detroit is its own little hell! Not enough cops, ambulances. No money! no water! Everything is burnt down and dilapidated. there are no street lights, which makes everything dangerous. You know your entering the city when you go from street lights and clean empty streets at night to dark dirty streets with drug addicts and prostitutes crawling all over the streets like cockroaches. There is nothing for the youth to do, all the play grounds are hidden with 6 feet tall grass. The houses are all burnt down. When you try to fix the homes up, thieves come in and take everything worth a buck, so there is no trying to fix up the city. Don't wear name brand shoes, jeans, sunglasses, iphone or even your vehicle you could be held up at gunpoint to give up your possesions. If you have children in your car and you are carjacked you may be able to save your children if the gunman will allow you to get your children out before they take off in your vehicle, you can be carjacked in mcdonalds drive
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Terrible place to live - 8/30/2013
DET is a high stress environment. The city looks terrible to say the least. The only areas that look decent and that seem to be gaining any investment are those close to downtown where everything is. The city services are almost null, schools closed everywhere, lots of gun shots all night throughout the city nightly, pitbulls EVERYWHERE, this generation of 20 and 30 somethings have no respect, no consideration, low morals. They absolutely cannot drive in this city. A high percentage of Detroit is made up of burned down homes and businesses. It truly looks like a ghetto. It's a depressing place to live unless you're used to and/or don't mind this kind of environment. I'm moving out of Wayne county asap! I don't care what they say about Detroit's potential comeback; I'm not
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Detroit has passed the point of Decline - 12/31/2012
I was born and raised in Detroit. At times, I think I'd like to move back there, but I just can't risk my life to do it. It seems to have passed the point of decline and is now an example of Hell on earth. Crime drove me away and crime keeps me away.
Detroit is not just a city of buildings, it's a city of people. And, until the people stop electing corrupt politicians and seeing the thug/drug culture as source of pride (instead of a source of shame and horror), Detroit will not survive. It will continue down the path of becoming a ghost town with no one left but the criminals and the poor children born into that culture.
It is up to the people who remain to change it and to show the rest of us who would like to return to be able to do so with some sense of personal safety. This year when the police actually admitted that they are filled with fear as well as the rest of us and that any one entering Detroit did so at their own risk, was just the icing on
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Feels like a ghost town... - 10/22/2012
When I first arrived in Detroit a few months ago, entering northbound from 75, I felt as if I was in some post apocalypse city. Driving through the streets was so surreal that first time. I remember the scene: giant pot holes, trash tumbling around like tumbleweeds in an old western ghost town, run down buildings with no windows and graffiti everywhere. All the traffic lights were flashing instead of operating as if there were traffic. I wouldn't have been surprised if I saw some armored gorillas on horseback...
Eh, other than all that, it's not TOO bad. Everything you hear about the city is negative but it's denizens are very proud of Detroit. Not in an in-your-face bragging kinda way, as some Texans tend do be about their hometowns, but almost as if they were defending a family member or a friend. That's nice and all but there's not really much to defend. The place is still a ghost town. Nothing to eat unless you like Greek food, pizza, or "Coney islands": small
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