These Are The 10 Best Places In Michigan To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Michigan who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Michigan, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Wolverine State:

1. Grosse Pointe (Photos)
2. Huntington Woods (Photos)
3. Davison
4. Swartz Creek (Photos)
5. River Rouge (Photos)
6. Center Line
7. Northville (Photos)
8. Grosse Pointe Farms (Photos)
9. Ecorse (Photos)
10. Springfield (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Michigan. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Michigan in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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• 10 Safest Places In Michigan
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Michigan in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Michigan have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Michigan.

1. Grosse Pointe

Population: 5,350
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.21
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.3
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.21
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.74

2. Huntington Woods

Population: 6,310
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.51
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.6
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.51
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.96

3. Davison

Population: 5,085
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.8
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.77
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.8
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.36

4. Swartz Creek

Population: 5,664
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.59
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.94
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.59
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.82

5. River Rouge

Population: 7,761
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.73
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.74
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.73
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.87

6. Center Line

Population: 8,279
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.25
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.38
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.25
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.11

7. Northville

Population: 6,001
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.0
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.67
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.0
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.5

8. Grosse Pointe Farms

Population: 9,371
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.4
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.03
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.4
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.99

9. Ecorse

Population: 9,401
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.38
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.55
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.38
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.98

10. Springfield

Population: 5,231
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.74
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.53
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.47
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.15

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Michigan where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Michigan with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Dearborn (Photos)
2. Farmington Hills (Photos)
3. Livonia (Photos)
4. Troy (Photos)
5. Ann Arbor (Photos)

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• 10 Safest Places In Michigan
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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Michigan To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Grosse Pointe	5,350
2	Huntington Woods	6,310
3	Davison	5,085
4	Swartz Creek	5,664
5	River Rouge	7,761
6	Center Line	8,279
7	Northville	6,001
8	Grosse Pointe Farms	9,371
9	Ecorse	9,401
10	Springfield	5,231
11	Melvindale	10,584
12	Grand Blanc	8,147
13	Highland Park	10,951
14	Plymouth	9,029
15	Beverly Hills	10,368
16	Farmington	10,472
17	Milford	6,325
18	Hudsonville	7,217
19	Saline	9,000
20	Grosse Pointe Park	11,412
21	Rockford	5,876
22	St. Clair	5,428
23	Muskegon Heights	10,807
24	Mason	8,266
25	Flushing	8,252
26	Grand Ledge	7,779
27	Holly	6,142
28	Harper Woods	14,058
29	Marysville	9,842
30	Houghton	7,897
31	Clawson	11,943
32	East Grand Rapids	10,999
33	Flat Rock	9,859
34	Brighton	7,562
35	Riverview	12,347
36	Hazel Park	16,532
37	Berkley	15,136
38	Eaton Rapids	5,221
39	Grosse Pointe Woods	15,943
40	Richmond	5,806
41	Kingsford	5,115
42	Belding	5,764
43	Rochester	12,872
44	Ferndale	20,102
45	Milan	5,724
46	Petoskey	5,705
47	St. Joseph	8,310
48	Fraser	14,544
49	Hamtramck	22,256
50	Birmingham	20,382
51	Grandville	15,613
52	Iron Mountain	7,593
53	Niles	11,479
54	Benton Harbor	10,056
55	Ironwood	5,237
56	Allen Park	27,869
57	Inkster	25,056
58	Allegan	5,030
59	South Lyon	11,514
60	New Baltimore	12,144
61	Dowagiac	5,822
62	Howell	9,543
63	Chelsea	5,085
64	Mount Clemens	16,345
65	Ludington	8,061
66	Norton Shores	23,941
67	Oak Park	29,622
68	Tecumseh	8,407
69	Trenton	18,635
70	St. Louis	7,347
71	Eastpointe	32,526
72	Sault Ste. Marie	14,121
73	Lapeer	8,801
74	Alma	9,289
75	Manistee	6,160
76	Auburn Hills	21,639
77	Romulus	23,721
78	Grand Haven	10,687
79	Hastings	7,313
80	Madison Heights	30,028
81	Cadillac	10,306
82	Ishpeming	6,514
83	Menominee	8,516
84	Southgate	29,710
85	Lincoln Park	37,648
86	Fenton	11,601
87	Greenville	8,434
88	Marshall	7,054
89	Three Rivers	7,765
90	Muskegon	37,822
91	Burton	29,429
92	St. Johns	7,933
93	Owosso	14,922
94	Escanaba	12,529
95	Albion	8,416
96	Ionia	11,388
97	Monroe	20,455
98	Hillsdale	8,222
99	Charlotte	9,053
100	Port Huron	29,534