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<p>I find this improbable. From the University of Michigan central campus to downtown Detroit is 40 miles. To make it in 30 minutes, you’d need to average 80 miles per hour, and that includes the time spent on surface streets, at stoplights, etc. on either end.</p>
<p>There definitely are some people who live in Ann Arbor and commute to Detroit, but they’re generally not students, and many find it pretty grueling.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if I absolutely had to live in Detroit and commute to Ann Arbor, I suppose I’d try to live within walking distance of the Amtrak train station in the New Center area of Detroit. There’s a train that leaves Detroit daily at 6:28 am and arrives in Ann Arbor at 7:26 am. In the evening there’s a return train that leaves Ann Arbor at 6:16 pm and arrives in Detroit at 7:13 pm, and a later one leaving Ann Arbor at 11:20 pm, arriving Detroit 12:18 am. But it costs $24/day r/t (perhaps a bit lower with discounts), which adds up pretty quickly, And it cuts you off from a lot of campus life. Also, Amtrak is pretty unreliable; the trains are often late.</p>
<p>I’m not sure why you’d want to do that. I’m not anti-Detroit; I still get back there occasionally, and there are some things I really like about the city. But I think as a student in Ann Arbor you’d have opportunities to explore Detroit on weekends and during breaks between semesters. All that commuting time is a killer. </p>
<p>And no, I’m a) not young, b) nor have I ever lived in the suburbs, ever, anywhere.</p>