"Welcome to Hazel Park! The friendly city will open its doors for you, even if you're passing through. We love to see you; well greet you with a smile Stay for a while!" (-- The Hazel Park Song)
Hazel Park, MI, has a friendly, small-town atmosphere that inspires huge loyalty among its residents. The 2012 novel "Lost in the '90s" by Frank Anthony Polito offers a perspective on city living that spans decades think "Back to the Future" set in Hazel Park. Hazel Park features a number of cozy neighborhoods that offer a strong sense of community. There are activities for families, including city-organized sports leagues, and the Hazel Park Raceway draws fans from all over the state.
SE Hazel Park: One of the priciest parts of the city, the boundaries are usually considered to be between East 8 Mile Road and East 9 Mile Road, and bordered to the west by Chrysler Freeway and to the east by Dequindre Road
"Welcome to Hazel Park! The friendly city will open its doors for you, even if you're passing through. We love to see you; well greet you with a smile Stay for a while!" (-- The Hazel Park Song)
Hazel Park, MI, has a friendly, small-town atmosphere that inspires huge loyalty among its residents. The 2012 novel "Lost in the '90s" by Frank Anthony Polito offers a perspective on city living that spans decades think "Back to the Future" set in Hazel Park. Hazel Park features a number of cozy neighborhoods that offer a strong sense of community. There are activities for families, including city-organized sports leagues, and the Hazel Park Raceway draws fans from all over the state.
Hazel Park Neighborhoods
SE Hazel Park: One of the priciest parts of the city, the boundaries are usually considered to be between East 8 Mile Road and East 9 Mile Road, and bordered to the west by Chrysler Freeway and to the east by Dequindre Road. On the plus side, pricey by Hazel Park standards is still lower than the rest of the country, and there are a wide variety of apartments for rent in every shape and size. There is a significant collection of 3 bedroom houses for rent also, and since there is a high vacancy rate, it is easy to find the perfect home-sweet-home.$$$$
Karam Park: The neighborhood between East 10 Mile Road and East Woodward Heights Boulevard is also quite nice, and somewhat more affordable for those on a budget. If your apartment search is focused more on apartment complexes, you are sure to find what you need. There are quite a few of these buildings with vacancies.$$
Hazel Park proper: Between East Woodward Heights Boulevard and East 9 Mile Road, this area is convenient to all of the city's amenities. Many folks find the nearby public buses an easy way to get to work without facing traffic hassles. Finally, the neighborhood west of the Chrysler Freeway has a cozy collection of owner-occupied single-family homes and a few small apartment buildings where you can find all utilities paid.$$$
Living in Hazel Park
Among other things, visitors and new residents of Hazel Park love the fact that the city is laid out in an organized grid, which makes it marvelously easy to figure out where everything is. It is an easy commute to Detroit, where despite recent economic drama there are more than a hundred thousand jobs in the auto industry, and dozens of other major employers in education, healthcare, and government provide work for a significant amount of people.
