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Comment by jrochkind1 | Hacker News Reader

People are moving from Ann Arbor to Detroit, really?

I grew up in Michigan and attended UM. I can say anecdotally that very, very few people I knew (mostly from math + engineering) stayed in Michigan after graduating. On the other hand, many people I knew who graduated from Michigan State ended up taking jobs in and around Detroit.

I found an article [1] which claims that 40% of UM's living alumni currently live in Michigan. I would wager that the rates for recent graduates are even lower, since moving away from family has become more common, but I couldn't find data.

> [1] http://www.annarbor.com/news/where-u-m-alumni-live/

UofM EECS '08 graduate working for Plex Systems in Troy, MI. Plex (plex.com) makes ERP software, like SAP/Oracle. We're focused on the manufacturing portion, while SAP/Oracle focus on financials.

I grew up in Troy, MI - '04 Troy High. I now live in downtown Detroit, right off of Grand Circus Park.

Plex generates $115 million in ARR. Plex and Duo Security are the largest 'pure SaaS' software outfits in Michigan that I'm aware of.

If you're interested in working for Plex, shoot me your paperwork/Github username - akarpowitsch at plex dot com

I'm not in need of a job at the moment but I just wanted to say that Plex was a primary sponsor for my high school FIRST robotics team! Indirectly your company influenced my life in a big way, so thank you :)

Yeah, downtown is really on the upswing.. There are a number of places listing (and renting) $2,000/month apartments and a ton of $500k condos moving through the market.

Correct. They are largely overpriced though.

My younger brother did about 15 years ago. He eventually moved on to Portland, OR, but it does happen. If you're at the school, it's the nearest large city, so why not?

Not necessarily from, but are choosing it instead of. But yes young people who grew up in Ann Arbor are moving out to Detroit for sheer cost of rent/house reasons.

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