Oakland County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Addison Township
Rural northeast Oakland County township of about 6,300 residents named for pioneer settler Addison Chamberlain, with lake and horse-country living around Leonard and Lakeville. We measure the indoor environment and explain it.
What Addison Township is built of
One local marker: Home of the 1,140-acre Addison Oaks County Park and the 1927 Buhl Estate Tudor manor. Those residents occupy about 2,296 households.
The building stock
By the 2023 five-year American Community Survey, 96.9% of units are detached single-family homes and 95.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied. Some 39.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The record of building starts around 1927, so the assessment reads an older envelope.
Water at Lakeville Lake changes what humidity does, so moisture and condensation get the longest look. With owner-occupancy at 95.3%, the report can follow moisture from the roofline down to the slab without stopping at a lease boundary.
Ground that fixes Addison Township on the map:
- Buhl Estate. English Tudor manor designed by Robert O. Derrick, built in 1927 as the 1,000-acre summer estate of Detroit's Lawrence and Cora Buhl; now an event venue inside Addison Oaks.
- Addison Oaks County Park. 1,140-acre Oakland County park with camping, more than 20 miles of trails, and an 18-hole disc golf course.
- Lakeville Lake. Roughly 460-acre lake at the center of the historic Lakeville resort community, founded in 1830.
- Addison Oaks trails and campground. Hiking, horseback, mountain-bike, and winter fat-tire trails with camping and boat and kayak rentals.
- Addison Township parks. Township park grounds maintained alongside the county park system.
Across the community
Addison Township takes in 2 smaller settlements: Leonard and Lakeville. Leonard: Incorporated village in the township's northeast. Lakeville: Unincorporated lake community founded by Sherman Hopkins in 1830. Mail runs through the 48366, 48367, 48370 and 48428 ZIP codes.