The top 25 Michigan suburbs to raise a family have been rated in this Detroit Free Press story.

To be fair, Northfield doesn't feel much like a suburb.  That's what I like about living here.  Even if the label seems a bit off, it's nice to see someone joining us in appreciating where we live, the way we live, and what we share.

According to reporter Elissa Robinson, "the 2015 Best Places rankings were based on age demographics, school ratings, crime rates, and access to affordable housing, child care, libraries, and grocery stores."  Northfield Township's Number 11 rank places us in the company of tree lined suburbs like Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, and Grosse Pointe.

The Rankings:

• 1

  Birmingham Oakland County, Michigan
   
• 2

  East Grand Rapids Kent County, Michigan
   
• 3

  Beverly Hills Oakland County, Michigan
   
• 4

  Rochester Oakland County, Michigan
   
• 5

  Wolverine Lake Oakland County, Michigan
   
• 6

  Grosse Pointe Wayne County, Michigan
   
• 7

  Bloomfield Hills Oakland County, Michigan
   
• 8

  Grosse Pointe Farms Wayne County, Michigan
   
• 9

  Saline Washtenaw County, Michigan
   
• 10

  Rockford Kent County, Michigan

   

• 11

  Northfield Township Washtenaw County, Michigan
  • Crime & Safety Grade: B+
     
  • Education Grade: A+
     
  • Access to Libraries: B-
     
  • Community Grade: A
     
  • Housing Grade: A
     
  • Residents 35-44 Years Old: 13%
     
  • Residents 9 Years Old and Under: 13.3%
     
  • Access to DayCares: A-
     
  • Access to Grocery Stores B+
     

  These values were current at the time this ranking was calculated and may not represent the most recent available data. For more details, see how these values were used to calculate this ranking.

   

• 12

  Franklin Oakland County, Michigan
   
• 13

  Plymouth Wayne County, Michigan
   
• 14

  Northville Wayne County, Michigan
   
• 15

  Grosse Pointe Woods Wayne County, Michigan
   
• 16

  Village of Grosse Pointe Shores Wayne County, Michigan
   
• 17

  Berkley Oakland County, Michigan
   
• 18

  Keego Harbor Oakland County, Michigan
   
• 19

  Pittsfield Charter Township Washtenaw County, Michigan
   
• 20

  Grosse Ile Township Wayne County, Michigan
   
• 21

  Spring Lake Ottawa County, Michigan
   
• 22

  Huntington Woods Oakland County, Michigan
   
• 23

  Marysville St. Clair County, Michigan
   
• 24

  Lake Orion Oakland County, Michigan
   
• 25

  Hamburg Township Livingston County, Michigan