Living in Birmingham vs. living in Grosse Pointe/eastside

[Hermod]

I would go Harrison Twp over SCS and even better over the Grosse Pointes if you want waterfront with your boat docked in the backyard.

[Bham1982]

There are no "big lakes" in Birmingham. There's only Quarton Lake, which is really a nothing pond.

Bloomfield Township, West Bloomfield Township, and Orchard Lake all have tons of lake living to the northwest of Birmingham, and around 20 minutes away.

Honestly, a single guy late 20's does not seem to be a common demographic in either Oakland County lakes area or Macomb St. Clair area. Neither are built for that demographic, and neither have much nightlife and the like [[though Oakland lakes area is close to Woodward Corridor which has all that stuff). SCS is a faster commute to downtown though and there is the "Nautical Mile" [[which seems prettty limited to me, but whatever).

They're also not really similar areas, at all. SCS, while it has a variety of home types, is mostly a working class South Macomb community of modest starter ranches. That Birmingham-Bloomfield area, while also a variety of homes, is the biggest wealth center in the state, and is not typically thought of a starter home area.