I live in South East Michigan and while the summers and fall are very pretty here, nothing much else is! I have lived all over the state and the winters are cold, gray and depressing. The humidity can be pretty bad in the summer. If you are fortunate enough to afford a house on one of the many lakes it's pretty nice. My husbands parents live up north right on a river that connects two smaller lakes and its very peaceful and nice.
I, however, live in the suburbs of metro Detroit. My area is pretty nice but go south just a little bit and its NASTY and DANGEROUS. I guess it can be like that in a lot of big cities though.
The Mi economy is at an all time bad. All the factories are closing or laying off lots of people, its a big car industry here. A lot of foreclosures. A lot of people struggling.
I have often asked myself where I would like to live and I have never been able to answer it! I guess I have never been in a real position to consider a relocation so I have never researched it much.
-------------------- Taking it one day at a time.....