• Ann Arbor tops the list of most bikeable cities in Michigan with plenty of bicycle routes and friendly drivers. Think of it as a cycle sanctuary. Plus, the city’s average house price won’t put you in the poorhouse. It’s been cycling around $400,000. Uh-oh, hope you’ve been saving your pocket change!
• East Lansing, home to Michigan State University and countless punctual students on bicycles, falls second on the list. Median home prices are below $200,000. In East Lansing, academics and cycling go together like PB&J sandwiches, now that’s a combo!
• Zipping down to third place is Ferndale, the fierce third contender known for its inclusive’ town character. The house prices hover around $200,000, which will get you a ticket to the annual ‘Ferndale Bike Festival’ (not an actual festival).
• Ypsilanti cinches the fourth spot with smooth bicycle tracks and surrounding greenery that would woo any nature lover with a two-wheeler. Home prices are typically below $200,000. Ypsilanti, truly a peddler’s paradise!
• Capping off the top half of the list, Grand Rapids strikes a balance between great bike routes and an active city life. The average home price is slightly over $200,000. Now there’s a city that brings you the best of both worlds!
• Next up: Detroit. It’s expanding its bike networks dramatically — someone ought to tell the motor city that bikes don’t have engines. Around here, houses typically cost less than $100,000. Time to join the pedal patrol?
• Pedal your way to Kalamazoo, the city that lives upto it’s “bike city” moniker. Get yourself a fair priced house for less than $200,000, and you’ll be the talk of the cycle circuit.
• Well, well, well; don’t crash your bicycle in shock when you read this – Battle Creek comes in 8th place. With an average home price of $100,000, your cash won’t be battling creek here!
• Heading straight outta Flint city, famed for its declining population but oh so rising bicycle crowd! You can easily find a home for less than $50,000. Even Flintstones weren’t this lucky!
• Finally, rounding off the top 10 we have Saginaw, another city with affordable housing below $100,000. It may be last but it’s certainly not least on our bike-friendly city list.

Summary of The 10 Most Bikeable Cities in Michigan

Michigan’s Marriage of Cycling & Real Estate

The Two-Wheel Dynasty: Ann Arbor to Saginaw

So there you are, folks! This tour-de-force of Michigan’s top ten most cycle-friendly cities shows us that you don’t need to rob a bank to afford a house and cycle your way to happiness. Whether it’s academic avenues of East Lansing or Detroit’s burgeoning bike lanes, there’s a place for every penny-pincher and pedal-pusher. A shout out to Flint, where you can buy a house for less than a shiny new mountain bike. Makes you wonder if they accept cycles as a down payment! Ready to trade those gas guzzlers for eco-friendly two wheelers and cruise your way to eco-glory? The Wolverine state is waiting!

Original article: https://www.redfin.com/blog/most-bikeable-cities-in-michigan/