Livingston County - Michigan's richest County

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Speaking of Livingston County, all indicators are pointing to its boom days being over, and that's really good for the rest of the region. The fastest growing county in the state in the 90's [[37%), growth slowed way down in the 00's [[15.3%), and population estimates show it crawling in the 10's [[1.9% for the first three years of the decade) relative to the 90's.

Apart from its nasty little cultural history, the problem with it is that the growth was basically entirely sprawl. There is not a single incorporated city or village in the entire county that tops 10,000 residents. It's the worst of exurbia.

Only so many people want to trade 1-2 hours of their free time daily commuting in a car sitting in traffic daily for the Livingston county lifestyle. I96 Rush hour has to be the absolute worst in the metro. Its nice out there but no chance I would give up that much time out of my life for it.