2018 Best Places to Live in the Flint AreaAbout this List

Grand Blanc

• Town in Michigan
• 46

Current Resident: I love Grand Blanc and my small city neighborhood. We have sidewalks and a growing group of businesses. I enjoy walking to my favorite ice cream shop downtown or the post office. It's such a safe place to live!

I would like to see a better developed plan for those businesses and the way the downtown is shaped by them. The leadership seems unfocused, evidenced by the way businesses are treated and which is encouraged to open here. We have too many empty buildings which need to be marketed to niche companies who can fit the varied residents of our small city.
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• A

• A

• 8,039 Population

Grand Blanc Charter Township

• Town in Michigan
• 86

Niche User: Grand Blanc is a nice area with great schools. The weekly farmers market downtown, the occasional fair, and other small town events are wonderful. Walking through downtown is always nice. You can enjoy the park, get ice cream from Ziggy's, or stop by the Hot Dog Stand. You rarely hear of "crime" in Grand Blanc and always see police cars patrolling the streets. The high school is a nice school with great academics. I would definitely encourage people to move here! It isn't a big city but thats what I like about it, you get the small town feel. I definitely see it improving even more in the future. They are constantly adding to the area and improving the city.
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• A

• A

• 36,771 Population

Flushing Charter Township

• Town in Michigan
• 25

Current Resident: I love living in Flushing Township. It has a small town feeling and I have access to most things I need so I don't usually need to venture out into another town.
Most people in this town have family members living here and most everyone knows each other.
Flushing has a couple of great parks and has outside concerts in the summer!
I love living here and don't intend on ever moving!
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• A-

• B+

• 10,353 Population

Deerfield Township

• Town in Michigan
• 18

Niche User: I moved out of my parents house because we started to not get along during the Summer. I now live with my friend's family. I pay rent to stay, but they include me as part of the family. I love it!
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• B+

• A-

• 4,218 Population

Flushing

• Town in Michigan
• 30

Current Resident: I have lived in Flushing, Michigan for about 7 years now. I love Flushing and its small town feel, and I also love that I am able to live outside of the city but be only a few miles away from downtown. Flushing is a very safe place, and there is very little crime. I have always felt very comfortable in my town, and I know many other people who feel the same way!
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• B+

• B+

• 8,129 Population

Lake Fenton

• Town in Michigan
• 9

Current Resident: Great small town, lakes everywhere, friendly people, easy access to expressways, great schools. Lots of new homes being built yet prices are very affordable. Lake living or acreage available.
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• B+

• B

• 5,386 Population

Tyrone Township

• Town in Michigan
• 4

Niche User: Yes, If I had to grow up again I would choose to live in Fenton Michigan. I think Fenton has a bright future ahead of it. Teachers at Fenton area public schools just received an increase in their budgets. Also, the software was updated throughout the district.
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• B+

• B+

• 10,271 Population

Fenton

• Town in Michigan
• 51

Current Resident: My experience with Fenton has been mostly pleasant. My grandparents have lived here since before I was born and I grew up attending all of the fairs, farmers markets, parades and concerts in the park. The people in Fenton are friendly and the community is very tight knit! I love going to the restaurants and visiting all of the little shops downtown. My friends and I like to spend time at the mill pond. The art in town is striking and the landscapes are all beautiful and well kept. The only thing I can think of that I would like to see for change in Fenton is that we need more racial diversity.
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• B+

• B

• 11,471 Population

Lapeer Township

• Town in Michigan
• 17

Current Resident: I moved here in 2015 from utica, night and day difference between thise two city's lets start with Utica roads are horrible, traffic is crazy, lost and lost of noise all night and day even PEOPLE change.. Now Lapeer, i think one of the best decision i have ever made is purchase a house here. The roads are great only few traffic lights in whole town we have pretty much all the stores from headwear to groceries to rac center and gym, cops are always around the perfect place ta raise a family,I live on a small lake just north of lapeer on the Mayfield side and I love this place..
Read 17 Reviews

• B+

• C+

• 5,057 Population

Linden

• Town in Michigan
• 8

Nearby Resident: Linden is a nice friendly town with small family friendly businesses. I would put up a signal light that had a left turn signal from west Broad Street onto north Bridge Street. Broad Street/ Silver Lake Road gets a lot of traffic. I'd also make repairs to the street the post office is on it in terrible shape.
Read 8 Reviews

• B+

• B

• 3,868 Population

Davison Township

• Town in Michigan
• 35

Current Resident: Perfect town to raise a family. Great school system. Great sports team. Proud community that comes together with each other.
Read 35 Reviews

• B+

• B

• 19,152 Population

Groveland Township

• Town in Michigan
• 10

Niche User: There may be some petty theft, but overall nothing huge. No gangs, organized crime, violent crime, etc.
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• B+

• B-

• 5,573 Population

Mundy Township

• Town in Michigan
• 18

Current Resident: It is a nice, small township, close to multiple highways. It is close enough to the major cities that commuting for work is simple, away from them enough to enjoy living in a country setting.
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• B

• B

• 14,704 Population

Goodrich

• Town in Michigan
• 8

Current Resident: I'm a junior at Goodrich High School, and have lived in Goodrich for almost 6 years. As a fairly small village, Goodrich has obvious positive and negative attributes. It is easy to get to know a lot of people, whether old or young. The schools are very good, and are very friendly to new students (again due to the small size.) There is a distinct lack of fast foods, having only Subway in town, but we have a few restaurants like John's Pizzaria or Smokin Joes. A nice positive about Goodrich is you get the small town feel with the perks of a larger town, since Goodrich is next to Davison and Grand Blanc. A downside is that property in Goodrich tends to be hard to come by and expensive.
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• B

• B-

• 1,822 Population

Clayton Charter Township

• Town in Michigan
• 3

• B

• B-

• 7,329 Population

Ortonville

• Town in Michigan
• 14

Current Resident: Ortonville is a small town with not much to do for entertainment. It has its fair share of bars and pizza places, however. It is 20 minutes north of the Great Lakes Outlet Mall, where there is plenty of attractions. It is the kind of town where everyone knows everyone. The downtown has some nice, family owned stores, and a sheriff's department. It may be small, but I love it.
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• B

• B-

• 1,734 Population

Rose Township

• Town in Michigan
• 10

Niche User: There is hardly any crime here, its country meets city so there are some hillbilly lawns but no graffiti, and there is upscale expensive towns that get refinished very often making it a very unique place to live.
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• B

• B-

• 6,375 Population

Davison

• Town in Michigan
• 21

Current Resident: Davison is a great place to raise a family. It is a safe feeling environment. There is a lot of options for schools, activities, food, working out, jobs etc. The only thing I would change about Davison is the affordability to live here. The real estate is extremely expensive for what you get. I feel it is this way though because of the great schools and the desire to live here. It is the perfect mixture of "city" and "country."
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• B

• B

• 4,996 Population

Elba Township

• Town in Michigan
• 15

Niche User: I would definitely live here again. This is the best place to live. The public school's are really good, there is a small college campus here, a catholic school, and a private school. Whatever type of schooling you want, we've got it. There are several grocery stores and restaurants to pick from. The movie theater is great or you could go downtown to the Pix and see a live play, a concert, or a comedian.
Read 15 Reviews

• B

• C+

• 5,250 Population

Holly

• Town in Michigan
• 24

Current Resident: There are many opportunities in Holly, especially education wise. I came from a poorer school system and Holly was able to provide me with multiple AP and online courses, extracurricular activities that took me around the United States, and access to good colleges. The town is moderately small, but has lots of space and a very scenic downtown. Over the years that I've lived here, Holly used to have a lot of empty, broken down storefronts. Now, nearly every space is filled with businesses. Holly is also located in between several other larger towns that put residents close to several other businesses including Walmart, Michael's, and several popular restaurants.
Read 24 Reviews

• B

• B-

• 6,171 Population

Argentine

• Town in Michigan

• B

• B

• 2,536 Population

Owosso Charter Township

• Town in Michigan
• 9

Current Resident: Owosso is a wonderful and small town with a strong sense of community. Small businesses are on every corner and families are on every block.
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• B

• C+

• 4,710 Population

Corunna

• Town in Michigan
• 4

Niche User: I think that this has been a great place to spend the last two years. I was able to graduate from Corunna High School. I have only positive things to say about the teaching staff there. The education system has been nothing but good to me.
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• B

• C+

• 3,407 Population

Mayfield Township

• Town in Michigan
• 16

Niche User: My overall experience living in this area had been outstanding. Lapeer has been growing ever since I have moved here. Although the down town area is a little rusty, it is coming back with nice new restaurants and shops. The schools have changed dramatically, the high school football team is one of the best teams in the state on a Friday night the whole community is in the stands cheering them on.
Read 16 Reviews

• B

• C+

• 7,919 Population

Vienna Charter Township

• Town in Michigan
• 10

Niche User: Overall, the area of Clio seems to be growing and getting a brighter future. It's a small town and with familiar faces and clean atmosphere. Schools are great and they seem to be only getting better.
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• B

• C+

• 12,884 Population