Ok I will agree there are some really really really bad parts of detroit, but also some really nice parts and the suburbs around detroit are great. I grew up in grosse pointe which is as nice as anywhere I have visited and on the west side of detroit is oakland county the 4th richest county in america
Here are some houses for sale in grosse pointe MI ( the closest neighboring city to detroit)
http://www.trulia.com/MI/Grosse_Poin...00-1000000000/
15201 Windmill Pointe Dr, Grosse Pointe MI
$695,000
298 Touraine Road, Grosse Pointe Farms MI
$785,000
17 Preston Place, Grosse Pointe Farms MI
$1,775,000