I plan on renting
As far as it bein the sticks it aint. You must be thinkin of across the border in ST. Clair Co. but even there it won't be the sticks 4 long. St. Clair CO. is fast becoming "Metro Port Huron"
Compared to actual Detroit suburbs--Ferndale, Livonia, Troy, Birmingham, Bloomfield, Rochester, etc--that is the sticks. You'll have indoor plumbing and paved roads but you'll be well removed from the worst of the hustle and bustle.