Ann Arbor 5th Best Place to live

Ann Arbor, MI ranks as the 5th best in the 2007 list of top places to live. This a according to Bert Sperling of Sperling's Best Places.

The 10 major criteria that Ann Arbor was judged on were:

1) Economy and jobs

2) Cost of living

3) Climate

4) Education

5) Health and health care

6) Crime

7) Transportation

8) Arts and culture

9) Leisure

10) Overall quality of life

Bert Sperling and Peter Sander are the authors of the book Cities Ranked and Rated.

WOOO HOOO ! Good news for Ann Arbor and this is my 100th post. Just for you Maureen McCabe !!

 
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28 Comments on Ann Arbor 5th Best Place to live

Go Blue ! I loved Ann Arbor......went to school there. It's a fantastic community.

05/09/2007 04:17 PM by Robert Cramer (Five Star Property Inspections)


Yes, it is and my family are all Big U.M. fans !! Do you ever visit ?

05/09/2007 05:21 PM by Missy Caulk Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams Ann Arbor, Michigan)


Congrats on 100 and the number 5 for Ann Arbor. 

Columbus is 36.  Thanks for the info on the list.  I think I will have to blog about this on Columbus Best Blog but I will link to you!!! 

I am not a Buckeye but I will be turning your gloating over #5 for Ann Arbor over to Elaine Reese, she is an OSU graduate.  I am a misplaced Badger.  

 

05/09/2007 05:39 PM by Maureen McCabe - Central Ohio real estate (Real Living HER)


Maureen, thank you so much ! Send Elaine my way, we are Big U. M. fans in my family. All in good fun !

05/09/2007 05:56 PM by Missy Caulk Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams Ann Arbor, Michigan)


Hello Missy,

I have not been back to Ann Arbor for a long time.....I miss it and I miss Bo.  U of M is an awsome school.  I was invited last year to attend a game, but I couldn't make it.  My sister and brother go to games all the time.....football that is.  When I was a kid, my grandparents had a cottage in central Michigan, Grayling on Bear lake.  Michigan as whole is a great state.  Have you ever run into Ted Nugent?   

05/09/2007 05:57 PM by Robert Cramer (Five Star Property Inspections)


I see Elaine on your MyBlogLog.com !!

I tried adding the recent readers to my Active Rain and obviously did something wrong.  Gotta add that to the list.

05/09/2007 06:06 PM by Maureen McCabe - Central Ohio real estate (Real Living HER)


Maureen told me I needed to jump in here, so ...

I didn't graduate from OSU, although I attended 3 quarters, then had a bad car accident. However, I worked to put my ex through OSU and he graduated from there. Then, we were active in the Marysville Alumni Assoc. afterward - he was Pres one year. Anne Hayes borrowed cigs from me when she spoke at one of our meetings, because Woody wouldn't let her smoke.

My claim to fame is that we attended every single home and Michigan game that Archie played. Got to see Woody tear up the yard markers. UGH!!!! The rivalry just hasn't been the same as it was with Woody & Bo.

Robert, I've been to Grayling ... some of my ex's relatives lived there and we visited once. Pretty country driving up there.

I wanted to include The Murph's "fight wolverines" photo but decided to not hijack your post. :-)

05/09/2007 06:10 PM by Elaine Reese, REALTORĀ® in central Ohio (Real Living HER, Worthington Ohio)


Next fall Elaine... November you can do a post w/ Murphies "fight Wolverines"!! and Missy can visit.  It looks like Missy joined last December, or started blogging in December anyway 

05/09/2007 06:16 PM by Maureen McCabe - Central Ohio real estate (Real Living HER)


Hi Elaine, we can have some fun with this ! The rivalry is still huge, living in Ann Arbor, but we do miss Bo.

Maureen, I did start in December and I love it. The highlight of my day to sit and post, since the market is so horrible in Ann Arbor, I'm on a lot.

05/09/2007 06:30 PM by Missy Caulk Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams Ann Arbor, Michigan)


We'll have to get Randy, from Hawaii, to join in this fall. One of their players is expected to win the Heisman. He was runner-up to OSU this past fall. Karen, in Washington, is also a Buckeye fan.

Funny ... I personally don't know too many fans from that state up north. ;-D

05/09/2007 07:22 PM by Elaine Reese, REALTORĀ® in central Ohio (Real Living HER, Worthington Ohio)


Let them know, we'll have a blast. I don't know alot from the state we don't know down South. But, I love football.

05/09/2007 07:28 PM by Missy Caulk Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams Ann Arbor, Michigan)


Ann Arbor is the #1 place to live, especially if you're a big Wolverine's fan like me! 

Go Blue.  Maybe this Fall we can have an Active Rain tailgate party and root the Wolverines on to Victory!

05/10/2007 11:51 AM by Jim Hood (Cumulus/Ann Arbor Radio)


Jim, Todd Waller and I are trying to plan a Michigan Activerain get-together soon.

I have also invited the Sellsius Bus to come here this summer.

05/10/2007 12:30 PM by Missy Caulk Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams Ann Arbor, Michigan)


Missy

Congrats on your 100th post. But watch out I'm only 86 behind. And as its been said here many times "GO BLUE".

BTW. Do you remember Bob Ufer? He was the best announcer ever. 

05/10/2007 01:37 PM by Terry Lynch (GMAC The Kee Group)


Go for it ! I hope you're busy out there. I know who he is, but I never run into him. I think my kids have through

05/10/2007 01:57 PM by Missy Caulk Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams Ann Arbor, Michigan)


Don't know how I missed this Missy...but Congratulations are definitely in order...100 Posts...WOW!  It's a real tribute to your discipline, perseverance & creativity.  Keep it up & best wishes for the Next 100!  I felt this sort of news deserves a Cake...so here it is!Celebrating Missy's 100th Post!

05/10/2007 04:38 PM by Audu Real Estate~Grand Rapids, MI Real Estate Broker


Thanks, Lola, your the only one who mentioned it. I appreciate it.

05/10/2007 06:12 PM by Missy Caulk Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams Ann Arbor, Michigan)


Congrats on your 100th post, Missy.  And congrats to your hometown of Ann Arbor.  Did you see Petoskey was ranked #2 Getaway Town by Midwest Living, out of something like 5000 towns?  When you are baking in Ann Arbor, this summer, come getaway Up North!

05/11/2007 12:36 AM by Buyer's Broker of Northern Michigan, LLC


Stefan, I won't be basking in Ann Arbor this summer, we have a cottage in the Irish Hills area on Devils Lake. So I'll be laying on our boat blogging away. Petoskey is a beautiful town and that is a well deserved award.

05/11/2007 03:12 AM by Missy Caulk Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams Ann Arbor, Michigan)


A belated congrats. on post #100.  I remember when Money Magazine ranked Ann Arbor #1 in the nation several years back.  Ever since then I've had your area on my "travel to-do list."

06/05/2007 11:46 AM by Tina Howell, RealtorĀ® Frisco & Celina Real Estate (RE/MAX First Realty II)


Missy I was in Ann Arbor this weekend at the Hands on Museum... three adults and a four year old... he kept us busy.  It was a lot of fun.  Then we walked down the street for awhile but it was threatening rain again so we had to stop our site seeing, window shopping, people watching and head back toward Detroit suburbs. 

06/05/2007 12:25 PM by Maureen McCabe - Central Ohio real estate (Real Living HER)


Oh, Maureen, I wish I had known........is it your first time in A2 ?

06/05/2007 01:03 PM by Missy Caulk


It was.  I did not realize it was so close.  I thought about calling you but obviously I did not.  It was a fast last minute trip over.  I wish we could have walked around more and then driven around.  

06/05/2007 01:20 PM by Maureen McCabe - Central Ohio real estate (Real Living HER)


Next time call, I'd love to take you to lunch. Just don't wear your Ohio State sweat shirt. Ha !

06/05/2007 01:25 PM by Missy Caulk Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams Ann Arbor, Michigan)


Missy - You are attracting all kinds of positive press. Hope it helps your market!

06/24/2007 12:17 AM by Indianapolis Real Estate | Paula Henry (ReMax Excel)


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