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Currently living in Ann Arbor. As a software engineer it's vibrant and full of startups to join. Our javascript meetup usually has somewhere around 50-100 peo

by qudat 8y ago

Currently living in Ann Arbor. As a software engineer it's vibrant and full of startups to join. Our javascript meetup usually has somewhere around 50-100 people every event. Not to mention it's a small town with a lot of bigger city amenities, close proximity to Detroit, and with it being a college town the average IQ is pretty high.

tjr225 8y ago
Aren't housing costs in AA a lot higher than Grand Rapids? I was specifically referring to West Michigan.
wenc 8y ago
The fact the UMich is one of the top schools in the country definitely helps. Pittsburgh couldn't turn around like it did without Carnegie Mellon.
nprz 8y ago
Hey, I currently live pretty close by to Ann Arbor. Have any more details on this JavaScript meetup?
- brett40324 8y ago
  Hi, they're probably referring to https://www.meetup.com/SEM-JS/ https://www.meetup.com/SEM-JS/
seanmcdirmid 8y ago
The only thing I remember about Ann Arbor is my mom visiting a hospital there for some reason. It seemed like a small quaint town, definitely not as bad as Monroe.
- quadrangle 8y ago
  calling Ann Arbor a small quaint town comparing it favorably to Monroe is just a misunderstanding. Monroe has like a sixth the population in the city limits and still less than half the size comparing the two metro regions. Ann Arbor is in a different class than Monroe. Monroe is a small town. Ann Arbor is a medium-small city (over 100,000 in city, over 300,000 in metro area). Ann Arbor is centered around the University of Michigan, consistently ranked the #2 public school in the country, just behind UC Berkley. It has around 45,000 students. And yet Ann Arbor is big enough that students are still a minority of the population. The UofM hospital is generally ranked one of the top 10 in the country, so it's not surprising for someone to go their for some special visit. But sure, it's small and quaint compared to any real big city.
  - brett40324 8y ago
    Expanding on your comment, I think its worth mentioning Barracuda, Nokia, Ford Labs, and Expedia are in Ann Arbor. Google has an office there, too.
    - quadrangle 8y ago
      Ann Arbor has a real tech scene for sure, and Google's office there is significant. But whatever presence they have, Nokia and Expedia are not based in Ann Arbor (as someone might infer from your post)
      - seanmcdirmid 8y ago
        I live in downtown Bellevue and I’m pretty sure the Expedia building down the street is its headquarters.
- AngryData 8y ago
  University of Michigan has a lot of medical research and top medical facilities. It is a good place to go for medical care, especially for newer procedures and testing.

by qudat 8y ago

tjr225 8y ago

Aren't housing costs in AA a lot higher than Grand Rapids? I was specifically referring to West Michigan.

wenc 8y ago

The fact the UMich is one of the top schools in the country definitely helps. Pittsburgh couldn't turn around like it did without Carnegie Mellon.

nprz 8y ago

Hey, I currently live pretty close by to Ann Arbor. Have any more details on this JavaScript meetup?

brett40324 8y ago
Hi, they're probably referring to https://www.meetup.com/SEM-JS/ https://www.meetup.com/SEM-JS/

seanmcdirmid 8y ago

The only thing I remember about Ann Arbor is my mom visiting a hospital there for some reason. It seemed like a small quaint town, definitely not as bad as Monroe.

quadrangle 8y ago
calling Ann Arbor a small quaint town comparing it favorably to Monroe is just a misunderstanding. Monroe has like a sixth the population in the city limits and still less than half the size comparing the two metro regions. Ann Arbor is in a different class than Monroe. Monroe is a small town. Ann Arbor is a medium-small city (over 100,000 in city, over 300,000 in metro area). Ann Arbor is centered around the University of Michigan, consistently ranked the #2 public school in the country, just behind UC Berkley. It has around 45,000 students. And yet Ann Arbor is big enough that students are still a minority of the population. The UofM hospital is generally ranked one of the top 10 in the country, so it's not surprising for someone to go their for some special visit. But sure, it's small and quaint compared to any real big city.
- brett40324 8y ago
  Expanding on your comment, I think its worth mentioning Barracuda, Nokia, Ford Labs, and Expedia are in Ann Arbor. Google has an office there, too.
  - quadrangle 8y ago
    Ann Arbor has a real tech scene for sure, and Google's office there is significant. But whatever presence they have, Nokia and Expedia are not based in Ann Arbor (as someone might infer from your post)
    - seanmcdirmid 8y ago
      I live in downtown Bellevue and I’m pretty sure the Expedia building down the street is its headquarters.
AngryData 8y ago
University of Michigan has a lot of medical research and top medical facilities. It is a good place to go for medical care, especially for newer procedures and testing.