I grew up in Ann Arbor. Lived in Ann Arbor for 24 years and went to Ann Arbor public schools. You don’t realize how privileged you are until you move away to a location that has none of these features. I miss it.

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

It's such a great area!

@MrArtVein

Жыл бұрын

How do you pronounce LoBuPa? Is it low boo pah?

I came from Senegal Africa to Ann Arbor and I was extremely lucky to end up in Ann Arbor. The schools are very diverse and the people are amazing. I didn’t realize how privileged I was to live in Ann Arbor until just a few years ago. I also work for University of Michigan hospital. Which is an amazing place.

@PaulWolfert

2 ай бұрын

Senegal to Ann Arbor, quite a journey! Sounds like you found your slice of paradise. U of M Hospital is a fantastic place to work!

@Howiex-is8gq

2 ай бұрын

Why does it have to be diverse!? Senegal is not diverse!?.!

@mikewilhelm5647

24 күн бұрын

And yet youre repping a buckeyes picture. Way to thank your city lol

You left out the #1 best thing about Ann Arbor… THE PEOPLE!!! Friendliest place I have ever known. Go Blue! ❤

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

😅 TRUE! But I do think that Michiganders in general are super friendly - even included it in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5-Dlbeum8SYmJs.html

@StephSellsStuffbytheSeashore

Жыл бұрын

@@PaulWolfert Yes, I agree... Michigan in general is very friendly, but Ann Arbor is particularly special. 🥰

@dickriggles942

10 ай бұрын

This has to be satire. You have got to be kidding me. I used to get free American flag tshirts as a student and I'd wear them around campus to class. Almost like those Captain America shirts you see today. Wasn't until junior or senior year that I realized that ultra-liberal people hate America and the flag and that this was probably why I was getting bad grades. I even had a "journalist" from the Michigan Daily rip my shirt...this dude was rich, from Traverse City and dressed like a homeless person everyday. I'm not exaggerating. There were some trash people in that city, I swear to God.

@edwardstark6817

8 ай бұрын

@@dickriggles942you were probably just bad at school. But sure whatever makes you feel better.

@dickriggles942

8 ай бұрын

​@@edwardstark6817I don't think bad students get into Michigan unless it's through affirmative action or international admissions. Bizarre statement.

Minor correction: Ann Arbor has over 120,000 residents.

hi! i’m 18 years old, planning on moving to ann arbor when i’m 19. you’re my favorite michigan-related youtuber and i was just thinking about how great it would be if you made a video about ann arbor!! my prayers were answered!! great video as always, i love your energy!!

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching 😀 - if you want to buy, I'm your guy!

I recently moved just outside A2 and it's the best. I always love your videos. I watch them even though I don't plan on moving again for like 20 years. Thank you for all you do!

Also, a more relevant comparison to make would be whole foods vs meijers or target vs meijers, because meijers is a michigan company and there are 2 meijers and 0 walmarts around ann arbor. The closest walmart is in Saline now that the Ellsworth walmart is closed. Stores that are considered dirty aren't allowed in ann arbor. No strip clubs, no walmarts, mcdonalds only on the edge of town, as few gas stations in town as possible, etc. There are probably close to 50 miles of creeks that are now running under-ground because ann arbor polluted them so much they'd rather pay to hide them, lmao. Both Mallets Creek and Allen Creek are underground for most of their course, as well as parts of Traver Creek and likely others I haven't heard of.

Visited Ann Arbor for the first time last week. Really nice place! I'm definitely #TeamTarget

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! #teamtarget 🙌

You are awesome man!!! So so fun!

Would love to live in Ann Arbor someday since this city reminds me of my hometown in (Special Region of) Yogyakarta, Indonesia. There are many similarities between Ann Arbor and Yogya. Yogya is known as a city of education, a city of culture, and is famous for its hospitality. Thousands of students from all over the country study in there, as there are many good and renowned universities. The city is also one of the most visited tourist destinations by foreign tourists.

Slurping Turtle, great shushi over there, and also another one is Frita Batido, woao, excellent service and food was amazing!!

Ironically Ann Arbor and Tampa are the same in home prices. The biggest difference is that you get way more house in Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor is definitely a cool town. College aside. Brighton is awesome as well as the Howell area. Thanks for the video I may stay in Ann Arbor when I go to the Detroit auto show this year.

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

It's an awesome city! I need to make some content about Brighton and Howell 😀

@Pistolita221

Жыл бұрын

Howell schools are having issues, as is whitmore lake. they're good places for adults, though. If you're white.

I love Ann Arbor, and as a season ticket holder I don’t mind football traffic …. But there was a time as a student where I had to go to the stores by the freeway during football Saturday and got stuck for hours. I would definitely have no problem living in Ann Arbor but there are some drawbacks that come with living in a medium-small town that explodes in population every fall due to the Highly regarded university. Definitely unique, I have not seen a similar college town in Michigan.

@PaulWolfert

8 ай бұрын

Football traffic isn't too bad. Do you live in AA now?

They are doing a good job of pushing farms out. I want to convince my dad to move I love farming but there is no future near ann arbor. I'm going to be the 5th generation farmer but everything is going to houses

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

Where do you have a farm?

@broadside9236

Жыл бұрын

@@PaulWolfert just north of the city

@jackhinkley6162

Жыл бұрын

I Agree. We live north of Joy Rd east of US23 and the development pressure is building up. I think that most farms close to A2 unfortunately have a limited future.

@dickriggles942

10 ай бұрын

With their ultra-liberal policies, farming in Ann Arbor would be a terrible idea.

I wish you would've mentioned Pinball petes such a cool classic arcade

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! The plan is to make a "things to do in Ann Arbor" video and that'll be on it

I will see if I can move their in the future.

thanks for video! what is the average temperature of winter in Ann Arbor?

My husband and I love road tripping there. We love the vibe and all of the things you can do

@PaulWolfert

10 ай бұрын

That's awesome! How far away do you live?

Going this weekend

Very informative video! Will be moving to Michigan from abroad and was considering Ann Arbor. Any recommended cities with similar lifestyle but cheaper rents?

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

There are a few! Do you want to buy or rent? Reach out: paul@movingmi.com

Team Target. My wife legit always gets in a bad mood if we shop in Walmart. She hates it >.

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 mine too

i live in ann arbor!!!

on the topic of briarwood- it's not a very "mall-y" mall, and it's on its way out. The food court is virtually non-existent (and even mall staples like Auntie Anne's are starting to pull out in favor of Meijer), it's lost quite a few anchor stores, even the Apple store is planning on moving out. I heard there's been a proposal to turn part of the mall into affordable housing (which would be VERY cool), but strictly as a mall, it's probably one of the worst in Metro Detroit.

@laexotical

6 ай бұрын

Fr

Definitely Target over Walmart but what about Trader Joe’s? Need to be within driving distance of one. That probably narrows it down to AA, Detroit or Grand Rapids.

@Pistolita221

Жыл бұрын

If you can afford ann arbor, there probably isn't a better place to be in the country to raise a family, or if you're just an adult who likes fine arts in all its forms.

Moving from Canada. I hate Taylor , what’s the best area around those parts to buy.

Recently retired after 25 years in the Army and looking settle down and plant some roots back in my home state of MI. Looking for a place within an hour of Ann Arbor as I plan to put my G.I Bill and education benefits to use. Not sure if cove that big of an area but I have been watching your videos for awhile now and if you have the time I would like to chat about what I am looking for and my budget.

@pkmcnett5649

9 ай бұрын

Look at Dundee

Honestly, I dont really like ann arbor. It used to be good when I was a teenager, but now the taxes are way too high. Affordability is was too high as well. The quirkiness that used to be its charm has started to fade away into common corporatism. Ann Arbor has pretty much lost its uniqueness and became like every other college town.

@alexsandrarokas7117

12 күн бұрын

I know what you’re saying. It’s lost some of that “kiss my ass” quirkiness it used to have. It’s becoming more corporate. What I do like is how all the houses are different. There is no Leavitt-town look about it; in other words, it’s not like the White-Bread houses in suburbia. It has a crazy, slap-in-face of “here I am, now kiss my ass,” type of housing. Yes the housing here definitely has character. What I like the most is the oddball bookstores it has. The kind of bookstores that stock ‘off-the-wall’ intellectual literature that would curl the pubic hair of the establishment. In other words, it would make Border’s Book store appear elementary. I’m in and out of Ann Arbor at least once a month for culture events, book buying and food. I live in a lizard and brain-dead community North of Detroit and Ann Arbor caters to my intellectual cravings. Love Ann Arbor. Hope it doesn’t become too commercialized.

I know this may sound like an oddball opinion, but Ann Arbor has been increasingly starting to not appeal as much as it used to, but there are still plenty of pros. The food and nature areas especially are still excellent. The public school experiences vary whether K-12 students get regular classes, IB, or AP classes, but most people there graduate and are prepared for college. The biggest con of Ann Arbor is that it's increasingly getting too expensive for its own good. Even middle class residents are starting to feel priced out. Granted, the downtown still has more to do than where I live in Lansing, but there's other places in Michigan that are less expensive with the same or more things to do.

@rockmegently

11 ай бұрын

Where would you consider affordable places to live in MI that offer similar pros as Ann Arbor?

@thomasreedy4751

8 ай бұрын

@@rockmegently Probably Grand Rapids, but that city lacks the small town feel. Kalamazoo also has some theatre options and appears to be growing. Not a fan of Lansing - but I could be slightly biased because MSU is there😂.

It is too cold in the winter in MI.

@alexsandrarokas7117

12 күн бұрын

Even in the winter there is a lot of entertainment. At least half is for free. I’ve been known to audit classes there for free.

I appreciate your video, and I’ve lived all over the US and Europe, and I just arrived to the area about a month ago. It is truly my least favorite place I’ve ever lived. The people are nice and my neighborhood is diverse, I’ll give it that. One of my favorite things to do when I arrive to a new and strange place is ride my bicycle, but it’s the worst cycling I’ve experienced. Flat, straight roads, terrible infrastructure and road design, and even worse drivers.

@michaelmelling9333

9 ай бұрын

You sound a bit goofy.

@ptonewood

9 ай бұрын

🙄

Okay. Let’s do this. I’m looking to move to Ann harbor sometime in July 2023 and would like to know if I can find a one bedroom apartment for around 1100 a month.

@Pistolita221

Жыл бұрын

yes, that should be doable. You won't be close to downtown, though.

@thisisbeagle2605

Жыл бұрын

I'm currently living in a 1 bedroom paying exactly 1100 per month (plus utilities). About a 15 minute walk from downtown. They're rare and hard to get, but definitely possible

AA is a nice town. On the down side, not only are real estate prices high; but thanks to the property tax breaks U of M enjoys, everone else needs to cover the city's real estate tax shortfall - so be very careful when figuring the budget impact of your housing - ouch.

Team Target and Costco ❤️❤️

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Same here.

Yes and people moving out of big cities to Ann arbor is just making things more expensive!, one man I met in a rural area area who owns several acres told my friend what he paid in taxes and it was insane compared to smaller southern Michigan communities!, if anything their people moving out of Ann arbor to smaller communities Like hillsdale and Lenewee counties

I was a student at UMICH and lived in Ann Arbor for a couple of years. I really enjoyed my stay there. Sports, concerts, museums there were plenty of things to see and do. Chances are you could find others there. with similar interests. We students didn’t have much to do with “townies”. After I graduated I kind of wanted to move back but my work sent me elsewhere altogether I returned for sports events and concerts. On the down side, traffic is awful and getting around is a pain and forget it on a football Saturday. Politics there are beyond liberal- they call it the People’s Republic of Ann Arbor for a reason.

@dickriggles942

10 ай бұрын

The insane thing is, it's getting WORSE! It used to be Midwestern liberal and tolerable, now they've gone straight Cali, Berkeley liberal and have lost their minds.

@313soldier313

8 ай бұрын

I’ll be honest, that last part kinda killed it for me. I was hoping not to see this when I decided to peek at the comments. Just the other day I was looking at home prices there and wishful thinking, planning for my eventual retirement. But as much as I love U of M, I could never live in such a liberally brainwashed place. 😔

@dickriggles942

8 ай бұрын

@@313soldier313 The people there are horrible there too. Very unfriendly.

Here for the comments

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

I grew up in Ann Arbor, on the north side, just off Pontiac Trail. I've lived here all my life. Wouldn't trade for anywhere else.

@PaulWolfert

2 ай бұрын

That's wonderful to hear! Ann Arbor sounds like a great place to grow up.

I’ve lived in Boston, CT, Virginia, Minneapolis and St Paul, Chicago, Vermont, and Budapest and Pécs in Hungary. Now Michigan 😥

Metzgers for great German food!

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

I need to make a list of places to eat in the area 😊

@maddie-fy1gu

Жыл бұрын

I live in Ann Arbor I think is overrated if Ann Arbor is the best to live in USA I imagine the rest of places must be dreadful but is all about what one is used to. Americans standards are poor jobs are easy plent of educate people if that is what impresses you good as for houses apartments are tiny most advertise luxury apartments and they not luxury not even for a poor country. Not a pet friendly city people are not usually friendly roads are bad here I really don’t like it is not my kind of city and is ver very small

@christinedenise7844

Жыл бұрын

@@maddie-fy1gusounds like you need to move.

Lmao, wise decision after that big win yesterday. Go Blue! 〽️

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

Seemed like a good time to release the vid 😄

@djpak1

Жыл бұрын

He’s playing chess not checkers!! Lol

My mom was born in Ann Arbor - 1918

Team Target!!

@PaulWolfert

10 ай бұрын

🙌 yes!

Are you sure real estate in Ann Arbor is still going up now? I thought it’s going down everywhere

@matihaye

Жыл бұрын

why?

@J-Rad-

Жыл бұрын

Ann arbor is recession proof....

Team Target

What about public transportation? Light rail, busses, amtrak? I hate driving and don't want to live in a city if I have to drive everywhere.

@PaulWolfert

10 ай бұрын

You'd need to rely on Uber/Lyft if you don't like to drive.

Team Target!

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

Yesssss!

@MrWelfarehater

Жыл бұрын

In Tampa if you go by the vehicles in the parking lots. It is definitely Team Walmart.

imo, ann arbor has some of the nicest churches, too. The Down Town Lutheran church, which goes by Bethlehem United, St Paul's, St Andrew's, First Methodist, First Baptist, First Congregational and a few in the surrounding area are absolute works of art. There are also a lot of private schools, of all forms. waldorf/steiner schools, regular high end private schools like green hills and emerson, and 3 flavors of catholic school, 2 flavors of protestant school, homeschooling programs, and a jewish school.

Go Wolverines!

Being a resident in and outside of A2 since 1975, A2 is a great city to live outside of and now that I'm retired it is an even better place to live outside of. PF forgot Busch's, Plum Market, Trader Joe's and Aldi for groceries etc., Kerrytown for the ambiance, stores, and Farmer's Market. Unfortunately most of my favorite wine shops are no longer. I am not a fan of the repurposed streets, some of which with the added parking are no wider than alley ways. UofM is slowly swallowing up downtown housing. South U is totally changed beyond recognition and outside developers have turned the campus area into highrise student housing. The combined Art Fair is a great reason to be as far away from A2 as possible during that time. Hill Auditorium has acoustical problems but is a very good venue for concerts. MHS is an institution. The AA Symphony along with The Ark should be supported as they are culturally significant as is the AA Film Festival.

Considering moving to AnnArbor from the west coast. The only thing that concerns us is the weather. 🥶🥶

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

It's not that bad 😄 - winters have been super mild in that area. Northern Michigan is rough 🌨️🥶🌨️

@pinkytalaga

Жыл бұрын

@@PaulWolfert Your part of the video with the big truck going though the snow scared me lol. We’ve decided to go for a visit during this winter and check it out first to see how cold it really is. We’re both natives of SoCal so it should be interesting. If we decide to see homes, I will hit you up. Thank you.

Born and raised in Ann Arbor. i received my Eagle Scout award in the school i learned to read in (Lawton elementary). I would say no one is still in love with Ann Arbor if they have tried to contact their local repersentatives. If you live in A2, contact your council member and find out how much they care or will even respond to your concerns. Larcom city hall is no longer for the people and is now only for corporations interest. Also the toxic plum spreading through the water table, talking about you ward 1 and 2 soon to be 3, you will not enjoy A2 as much.

@PaulWolfert

7 ай бұрын

Woah! Toxic plum spreading through the water table? That's some serious stuff. Thanks for the heads up and letting us know what's going on in Ann Arbor. Stay safe, everyone!

It’s very expensive there

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

True! Many of my buyers who start out looking in Ann Arbor end up buying nearby in a city like Plymouth

Hopefully all these people coming from San Francisco and dc and New York aren’t voting for the crap they did in those places. That in itself is a major turn off

@theaviary238

Жыл бұрын

Grow up

@marrojas6064

Жыл бұрын

You'll be shocked when you learn that people in Ann Arbor vote for the same "crap"...

@dickriggles942

10 ай бұрын

Looking at recent developments, they DEFINITELY are. It's depressing.

JOES PIZZA!!!!!~MILO

Grizzly Peak Brewing Co.!

It’s an enclave away from the norm. Hope it stays that way.

Columbus, Ohio has a lot more to offer.

@PaulWolfert

8 ай бұрын

😅 really?

Do you have a video about ann arbor cons

@jessica9019

Жыл бұрын

We want to move here in a year but im wondering how the snow is in ann arbor compared to your cons about Michigan in general.

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

Will do! If you want to move there, reach out and I'll be able to help 😃 paul@movingmi.com

@jessica9019

Жыл бұрын

@@PaulWolfert in a yr or two we are thinking about it.

@user-el3jr9he7c

Жыл бұрын

​@jessica9019 winters can be heavy and very hard on your car. The roads with the freezing and thawing get lots of pot holes. They salt the roads here, too , causing corrosion and rust on your car. If you move into a house, make sure you purchase a generator, you'll probably need it with all the power outages we get here, (summer time too, with the thunderstorms and tornado watches). Had my power out for 8 days this winter when it was low 20's outside, and the summer before the power was out for days too with the temp high 80's and low 90's with high humidity. The weather is a thing here, just make sure you are prepared for it and it is fine.

the domino's headquarters is in ann arbor

Bob Segar

So you need a car to get to Detroit? On Google Earth it looks like the train station only has a single track. Not even a track for each direction. That seems like a downside for me from a European perspective. In a perfect city you should not need a car. Still Ann Arbor seems like a good place to live by American standards.

@PaulWolfert

3 ай бұрын

Yep. No one takes a train to Detroit and we don't have a subway system. If you live in the suburbs, you'll definitely need a car.

@skyscraperfan

3 ай бұрын

@@PaulWolfert That needs to change. What happened to the American goal to be the best in everything? I know Americans love their cars, but even people who will never use public transport profit from it a lot, because public transport takes a lot of car off the road. So people who drive will not be stuck in traffic jams that often.

@Howiex-is8gq

2 ай бұрын

​​@@skyscraperfanwho would go to crime stricken poor Detroit?

@Howiex-is8gq

2 ай бұрын

​​@@PaulWolfert he listened to Steve perry too much of journey too much...😂..

I think Miami, LA and DC is best city in the US.

If I could find a house for around a 100000 I would love to live in Ann. Arbor

But, what about the winters?

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much like all of Michigan 😅 kzread.info/dash/bejne/eYR4xNGkdameqJc.html

Even the homeless here ,live like kings

@zollar98

Жыл бұрын

Most Definitely Not True !!

@Pistolita221

Жыл бұрын

@@zollar98 it is one of the best places to be homeless in the midwest, though. Lots of free food, free tents, etc. just not a lot of places to put them now that they're developing everywhere. I imagine there's a good number of them off liberty, by the highway.

@alexsandrarokas7117

12 күн бұрын

Hush-hush. No need to advertise it. The homeless here want it quiet. They get the best of the goodies.

Hey Paul, GO BLUE! How can I reach u?

@PaulWolfert

Жыл бұрын

Send an email my way! paul@movingmi.com

⚡🌞🔝🎥

Half of all University of Michigan fans have never stepped foot here...

Ann arbor. 👍

😪 I can't convince wifey to leave California

Team Meijer.

@PaulWolfert

9 ай бұрын

Curveball! (But a good one!)

it's pronounced tomukun

Its a white collar/academia haven. Most of the people who work retail/service jobs in AA cannot afford to live within city limits. People here are full of Hubris and the vibe is a mix of snooty rich students and lefty feminized hipster types. It’s one of the most economically segregated cities in the nation. The AA/Ypsilanti divide is real. The parks here are nice but they’ve recently added huge BLM murals in front of some of the most popular play structures for your children to be indoctrinated. As long as you have lots of money and lean hard left this place is very inclusive.

@dickriggles942

10 ай бұрын

Nailed it. I keep telling people around the state this and they think I'm crazy. The Wal-Mart Wolverines are the worst. I keep reading that they're trying to ban gas everything here. They're absolutely out of their minds. It's a very beautiful town that looks like it would be awesome to live in, but the first day you move here, you're going to realize what a huge mistake you made.

@alexsandrarokas7117

12 күн бұрын

That’s true. That is the reason I live outside of it. I wish had enough income to live there permanently.

Team Walmart

@PaulWolfert

5 ай бұрын

Whaaaaaaat!? Really? It's always a disaster when I've been

🍕 🏠 Pizza House

LAST YEAR, AFTER 35 YEARS IN JAMAICA, I WENT BACK TO VISIT ANN ARBOR. I FOUND ONLY ONE ROOM TO RENT--AT THE EMBASSY HOTEL. $270/WK --GREAT LOCATION, BUT THE BEDBUGS WERE MUCH TOO MUCH. CAN YOU RECOMMEND A BETTER PLACE TO STAY FOR ONE MONTH?

Best city. My a I hate it here and ready to get the hell out of here

You couldn't pay me to live A2!!! Too expensive, and snooty people.

@PaulWolfert

8 ай бұрын

I've heard mixed things. What's your favorite area of Michigan?

@alexsandrarokas7117

12 күн бұрын

Snooty? Yeah, it does have a tendency to side-track away from lizard-brain(ed) people. I haven’t had too much problem with AA. Perhaps because I think like them. I salivate when I pass by independent bookstores. My brain is hungry; it wants to be fed intellectual goodies. Do you think I can get this in a White-Bread, BE-ME suburbia? Perhaps that is why AA slips away from the norm. It’s trying hard not to be normal; so it shies away from White-Bread thinking people.

U of m is totally overrated. I’m pretty sure schools can pay money to be recognized as the “best” in the nation on a giggle search. 😝

@PaulWolfert

4 ай бұрын

Totally get what you mean, rankings can be a bit questionable sometimes, right?

Except it Extremely LIBERAL

@PaulWolfert

9 ай бұрын

I think a lot of the people moving there like that about it.

@alexsandrarokas7117

12 күн бұрын

That’s good! If you want to put a label on it then LIBERAL is a good word.

"Everyone", LOL. Place is a left-wing hellhole that's only getting worse. Absolutely hated the people. Everyone had more money than God and still hated their lives and each other. It basically is a professional sports team masquerading as a university. Over time, you start to realize that if you're not rich and connected to the university through legacy, you're never going anywhere here. The food was mediocre, social scene non-existent. Was ecstatic to get out, will never come back to save my life. Mass transit was great though. Your life won't be ruined if your car breaks down.

Ha, ha ha. I have three degrees from the "UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN" save your money and stay away, the town is a dump.