The Community

Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County in southeastern Michigan, 40 miles west of Detroit.  It is on the western edge of the Washtenaw submarket in the Detroit market.  It is frequently cited in articles and books as a top place to live and work.  A sample of its awards in the past few years include:

• Kiplinger Magazine, 2005, Best Places to Live
• Sperling's Best Places rated Ann Arbor as the "5th Best City To Live in the U.S." in 2007
• Expansion Management magazine rated Ann Arbor "#1 Knowledge Worker Metro in the Nation", and one of the "Top 10 Metros for College-Educated Workers" in 2007
• Country Home Magazine awarded Ann Arbor a #11 ranking on its “Greenest Places in America” list in 2007
• American Style magazine ranked the Ann Arbor Art Fairs “One of the Top 10 Art Fairs and Festivals in the U.S.” in 2006
• Forbes.com ranked Ann Arbor as one of the “10 Smartest Cities in the U.S.” in 2006
• Money magazine ranked Ann Arbor as one of the “Top 25 Places to Live in the U.S.” in 2006
• The Corcoran Group, a leading east coast real estate firm, rated Ann Arbor “One of the Top 5 Cities to Retire” in 2005
• Forbes.com ranked Ann Arbor as the “16th Best Place to Start a Business” in the country in 2005
• Frommer’s travel guides named the Ann Arbor area the “6th Best Place to Live” in 2004
• Sperling’s BestPlaces named Ann Arbor the “6th Lowest Stress City” in the country in 2004
• Money magazine rated Ann Arbor as one of the best cities to retire in 2003
• The Princeton Review rated Ann Arbor the “10th Best College Town” in the nation in September, 2001
• U.S. News and World Report ranked the world class University of Michigan Medical Center #7 in the nation on their annual 2001 Best Hospital Honor Roll"