Berkley ranks in nation's top 50 suburbs

Among other factors, good-quality schools and a short commuting time means the Oakland County city of Berkley is a place you'll want to nest, according to an analysis from MSN.com.

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"After examining data on nearly 300 suburbs, we put together a list of the 50 best suburbs in America. For this list, we considered suburbs with populations between 5,000 and 100,000 within 40 kilometers of the nearest metropolitan area...

A suburb of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area, Berkley benefits from a low poverty rate (2.7%) and good public schools. Folks in Berkley spend an average of 21.8 minutes commuting to work."

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