Rent in downtown is fairly stupid 900+ for a microscopic single bedroom. Which yes is better then the valley, but I digress. That's in the more "high rise" apar

Rent in downtown is fairly stupid 900+ for a microscopic single bedroom. Which yes is better then the valley, but I digress. That's in the more "high rise" apartments. The area around Wayne State (the local college) is fairly in line with the surrounding suburbs, but the crime rate is very high. There are few infrastructure problems, as most the inhabitants are college students who bring in a lot of out of city money. If you are willing to move past that you can find places EXTREMELY cheap. But that's where the infrastructure problems come into play. Parts of the city do look like a blight stricken war zone, it has improved a lot. :.:.: That being said. The suburbs are fantastic. Also the "Metro Detroit Area" is massive, literally the picture of urban sprawl. It formed naturally as small farming towns grew and collided which each other in the post WW2 boom. Which is very nice as it means traveling 10-15 miles puts you in an entirely different income demographic, entertainment, food, decorative surroundings. Most the start ups I currently know of are located in the Southfield/Ferndale/Royal Oak area. With some relatively closer to Wayne State (and some downtown). That's the main area of current economic development/explosion that's happening the city. Royal Oak is undergoing a slow transformation into a strange 20-30 demo resturant/entertainment scene. And Ferndale has become the unofficial center of the Metro-LGBT community. :.:.: Also this being said OU has a fantastic computer security program. UofM continues to one of thee graduate schools nationwide. MSU always has strong showings. MTU further north continues to churn out great students (I went there myself). And University of Waterloo (major CS school) is literally right across the river from Detroit (kinda). Saying the engineering and technical base of the city is strong is largely an understatement.