These Are The 10 Best Places To Buy A Home In MI: Ranking

MICHIGAN — Wondering where the best places are to buy a new home in Michigan are? It turns out most of them are in the Metro Detroit area, according to a new ranking.

Niche's Best Places to Buy a House ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the housing and community of an area. The group uses key factors, such as the location, home values, taxes, crime and quality of local schools to determine the ranking.

Using that criteria, Niche decided the following were the best Michigan communities to buy a house:

1. Larkin Charter Township

• Population: 5,333
• Median Home Value: $288,700

2. Berkley

• Population: 15,150
• Median Home Value: $275,100

3. Eastgate

• Population: 5,623
• Median Home Value: $320,345

4. Homer Township

• Population: 3,993
• Median Home Value: $174,100

5. Beverly Hills

• Population: 10,550
• Median Home Value: $459,500

6. Forest Hills

• Population: 28,425
• Median Home Value: $442,800

7. Huntington Woods

• Population: 6,365
• Median Home Value: $457,600

8. Grosse Pointe Woods

• Population: 16,338
• Median Home Value: $309,700

9. Grosse Pointe Farms

• Population: 10,018
• Median Home Value: $409,200

10. Northville

• Population: 6,088
• Median Home Value: $431,500