Washtenaw County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Dexter Township
Lake-country township northwest of Ann Arbor where seven lakes lie wholly within its borders and six more cross them, ringed by state recreation land. We read the house top to bottom and write it down.
Dexter Township, house by house
Also noted: Holds the heart of the Pinckney Recreation Area's chain of lakes, with thirteen named lakes wholly or partly inside the township.
The building stock
Census five-year estimates through 2023 put 97.9% of housing units in detached single-family homes and 95.3% of occupied units with their owners. Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher come to 57.3%.
With Half Moon Lake nearby, seasonal humidity behaves differently, and moisture is where the assessment starts.
What stands in Dexter Township:
- Pinckney Recreation Area lands. State recreation area spread across Dexter and neighboring townships, holding the region's chain of lakes.
- Portage and Base Line lakes. Boating lakes on the Huron River chain managed under county lake-level controls.
- Half Moon Lake. Recreation-area lake six miles north of Chelsea with two rentable pavilions.
- Chain of seven lakes. Paddling chain accessed from Bruin and Halfmoon lakes with boat launches on six lakes.
- Township lake waters. Lakes and the Huron River cover about 2.6 of the township's 33 square miles.