PLEASANT RIDGE, MI

Mar 23

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Fun fact: Pleasant Ridge is the fifth-smallest city by land in the state of Michigan, behind Sylvan Lake, Keego Harbor, Petersburg and Clarkston. It's only 0.57 square miles! It originally was founded as a subdivision of the Mayday farm in 1913 and became a city in 1927. The city's first bar - Cork Wine Pub - was opened in 2011. Previously Pleasant Ridge was a dry county. The more you know!

Much like the neighboring Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge is friendly to the LGBTQ+ community, and is among the top cities in the nation with same-sex couple households.

Final fun fact: Pleasant Ridge is the home of our very own Jim Shaffer. He loves being close to adjacent cities like Ferndale, and the proximity allows him and other residents of the city the ability to enjoy all of the accoutrements of the downtown area.

If you want to call Pleasant Ridge home, reach out to us to get started today!

Pleasant Ridge, Michigan is one of the most unique cities to live in all of Oakland County's Woodward Corridor. Jim Shaffer and Associates has sold countless homes in Pleasant Ridge, and is the go-to realtor for home sales in the area. If you are looking for a beautiful property for sale or an apartment for rent, look no further than Pleasant Ridge and Jim Shaffer and Associates.

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