The pro-Detroit people on this forum will tell you that most of the city is not like what you see in youtube videos, but they aren't being totally honest. There are pocket neighborhoods that are nice, but even they are high-crime and surrounded by ruin. Downtown does have many cultural attractions, but it also lacks in many of the amenities found in a normal big city. I think that you might be disappointed, frankly.
I moved here with the same naivety because of people on the internet that told me that Detroit was some sort of great, walkable city with reliable public transportation. I don't have a car, and this has caused me immense suffering, especially during the winter.
Crime is very, very high. The majority of Detroit [[outside of the area surrounding WSU and Downtown) is in ruins. The area around WSU is targeted by criminals. The house that I was living in just got broken into within a matter of months. The heating system, a/c, piping, etc. has already been ripped out because we were unable to check on it for a short period of time... and this was in Warrendale, a neighborhood that people try to say is "good" compared to others. Even crime in the "good" neighborhoods is only good by Detroit standards. PLEASE proceed with caution. Know what you are getting yourself into. Don't believe the misinformation spread by people with rose-colored glasses. It's great to love your city and want it to succeed, but we still have many problems.
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