COMMENT BY
R from Brighton, MI
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Brighton, MI
COMMENT
Mostly wonderful place to live
I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants. Great layout, you can park, eat, have desert a romantic stroll along the winding bridge, all types and diversity in foods...safe too. Unlike Ann Arbor the area lacks any real diversity, which is disappointing. I mean, life is pretty limited surrounded only by people who look just like you...but for the betters than Ann Arbor Schools, lower than average traffic and low property taxes, the trade off is fair...homes are more affordable too and the commute is easy to University of Michigan and to Ann Arbor...the location is idea for me, since I go back in forth to the city (towards Novi) and the country (Traverse City, etc...) and this location makes both commutes pretty painless...
Lots of activities for kids in nearby towns like Howell, Hartland, Milford...
Like I said, would like to see some diversity, but a great place to live overall.