About this city
Rochester Hills is a rapidly expanding, highly affluent corporate and academic metropolis situated on the rolling, wooded hills of Oakland County, forming a premier northern stronghold of the metro Detroit area. Formed dynamically in 1984 following a historic charter vote that elevated Avon Township into a city, the community tracks its agrarian roots back to pioneering New England settlers in the 1820s. Today, Rochester Hills expertly pairs high-wealth executive residential estates with global industrial technology corridors, elite university campuses, and expansive public trail systems.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Tour the breathtaking, 110-room Tudor Revival mansion and Gilded Age gardens at Meadow Brook Hall, bike or jog along the scenic Clinton River Trail, and catch an outdoor symphonic concert at Oakland University.
