Thinking about moving to Monroe MI. need some info about the town etc.

I have been interviewing with a company Near MONROE MI. Wondering if some of you fine MI folks could give me some feed back about the town and community ? Things to do ? fishing, coyote hunting, weather, cost of living , crime etc. thnaks. Marty

I wouldn't move here unless I could live on or in sight of the lake. SE Michigan, in general, is a shithole - stay below the Mason Dixon line or West of the continental divide. I live a couple miles from Monroe County. Plenty of crime in Monroe, plenty of coyotes too. Walleye fishing is usually excellent.

As of the census[27] of 2000, there were 145,945 people, 53,772 households, and 39,952 families residing in the county. The population density was 265 people per square mile (102/km²). There were 56,471 housing units at an average density of 102 per square mile (40/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.42% White, 1.90% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. 2.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.5% were of German, 8.9% American, 8.3% Polish, 8.2% French, 8.0% Irish, 7.5% English and 5.7% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.4% spoke English and 1.5% Spanish as their first language.

There were 53,772 households out of which 36.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 10.10% had a female household with no husband present, and 25.70% were non-families. 21.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.14. In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $51,743, and the median income for a family was $59,659. Males had a median income of $46,715 versus $27,421 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,458. About 4.80% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.10% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.

In the 2008 census report, the county's population was estimated at 152,949. The leading nationality was German at 34.9%, with Irish at 15.2% and French at 11.1%. Other national origins include 10.5% Polish and 8.9% English. The smallest population of any large nationality in the United States is Danish with only 45 people of Danish descent in the county.[28] The highest ethnicity reported in the county in 2008 was white at 95.3%. Black people accounted for only 2.4%, while other ethnic groups include 0.7% Asian and 0.3% total for Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Hispanic and Latino Americans accounted for 2.7%.[29]

It probably was a really nice place to live at one point (think mayberry, sleepy town with a lot of churches) but the Ford plant closed even prior to the economy tanking-Monroe is pretty down on it's luck these days. Buddy of mine lives downtown, bought his house for a low price of $60k in '07 (I think), recently his neighbor's houses sold for $9k and $14k. You aren't going to find work if you lose your job so that will mean a 45-60 minute to Detroit (or worse if on the east side) or finding work in Ohio.

Edit: That was negative. There are better places if you must move to that area.

wow i guess i should move then .
i live in monroe and like it i need to go find these 9k houses

There are lots of rural areas in Monroe Co outside of the city if you want country living. Lots of farms.

I live south of Monroe more in the country. Monroe is an easy commute and real estate is cheap these days. Good fishing in lake Erie and many other inland lakes within 45 minutes. Plenty of yotes and farmers that want to get rid of them. Some good white tail hunting if you look around.

Wow! Some of these replies make it seem so bleak here. We've only been here for 17 years but, I must say it was a good move. We live in the sticks though, so I can't say much about Monroe proper. We moved here from a northern Det. suburb. I can say the crime level here is nothing like some of the nicer suburbs. Hell they put garden shed break ins in the paper. There are parts of down town to avoid but most the rest of the area is good.

thanks for the info. if i get the job i will be on the MI forum with a few more questions. thanks. marty

This is true, there is a lot of rural, comfortable living minutes outside of Monroe.

Nearby Estral Beach is one of the very few areas where you can live right on Lake Erie-it really is like oceanfront property. It's a little hard to get to, and is not very well known.

I need some more feed back on living and working in Monroe MI. I was offerd a job today. Any MORE Info would be great. marty

Dude, run... there is nothing inspiring here at all - it's a fucking trap. If you need the job, that's one thing, but if you have a choice I would look elsewhere. SE Michigan is cold, dark, and run down - even the sun hates us.

One other thing to add - If you didn't have to work, would you still choose to live in Monroe?

OK. thanks for the info. tough decsion. i need to go to work. marty

monroe is a fine place to live i don't have a bad thing to say about it .
where would you be working

I hate to say were the job is at this point tell i get the 1st day under my belt, so many people looking for a job in that area . marty

I've lived in this area for a long time. Life is what you make of it. IM me with questions.

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