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Originally Posted by _Q_
I've never been to Detroit, but I have always imagined it to be a larger version of Edmonton placed in a region that looks like Hamilton, Ontario, but with more crime and worse weather. Does it sound about right?
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Partially. Detroit proper is pretty bad, but the funny thing is because it was once an extremely wealthy and important city there are some gorgeous buildings and a ton of history, unfortunately many of the buildings are abandoned. A lot of the suburban area is pretty nice, not all that different than any other suburban area in the US. A few suburbs are quite wealthy and filled with massive homes and high end stores.
I don't know the crime rates by neighborhood, but nobody I know in the area seems to be surrounded by crime, but that's the suburbs. Detroit proper is definitely plagued by crime.
Hamilton is nearby, so I guess the region is like Hamilton, but Detroit is on the river so it's a bit different.
I think it's a cool city and it definitely has a great energy around it. I wouldn't live right in Detroit, but if I was offered a job that matched my salary in Detroit I'd seriously consider it. The low cost of living would be a real draw.