I saw a feature on the worst citiy in each state judged by a half dozen factors. Some surprises but Detroit stands alone. 40% under the poverty line.. only 14% with college degrees... average home price is $42,000. I don't see how you can come back from those factors. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/worst-cities-to-live-in-every-state/ss-AArwgLY?li=BBnb7Kz
On the other side of the coin, my home community, Fishers, IN, was named by Money Magazine as the best place to live in the country among cities with 10,000 to 100,000 populations. No surprise that Gary was Indiana's worst city.
Was in Detroit 2 weeks ago for a wedding. The city has really changes a lot since we lived outside it. Downtown was full of young adults. A number of new restaurants have been built. It reminded me more of Chicago than the Detroit I knew. This is the first step. New apartments and homes are being built and businesses like Quicken Loans are drawing young workers to downtown living. The neighborhoods away from the downtown area are still "new Fallujah."