Originally Posted by
rickbak
Well, I'll throw Dearborn into the mix. We bought a nice stone/brick 1929 Tudor here 30 years ago and it's appreciated nicely. Never had a speck of trouble all this time---no vandalism, loud music, drag racing, etc. Oh wait, somebody once threw a pumpkin through the back window of our van. Turned out it was some kids who got the wrong house---they were gunning for the teacher who lived next door. Anyway, the school system and city services are excellent, the taxes a little high but nothing like Ann Arbor or GP.
My wife [[who has lived in Dearborn her entire life) and I always get a laugh over how Dearborn is portrayed in the media. One side still thinks the ghost of Orville Hubbard still rules City Hall and another side insists Dearborn is/will be under Sharia law. We've seen the community change so much from the time we bought our house. Used to be 98% white. Today, on our street alone [[Cherry Hill and Outer Drive area), we have Iraqi, Albanian, Syrian, and Lebanese neighbors, with a gay couple, a b/w couple, a black renter, and a retired Hispanic autoworker who does nothing but shovel everyone's snow when he isn't mowing their lawns. Had a woman from Somali living across the street for several years until she moved. And of course, there's still lots of us palefaces around. No block parties or hoe-downs, but we all get along fine. It's kind of inspiring, actually. They should move The Iowa and NH primaries to this part of town if they want a more accurate representation of America.