Oakland County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Farmington Hills
Farmington Hills is a leafy northwestern suburb of Detroit in Oakland County, the second-largest city in the county, that grew out of an 1820s Quaker farming settlement once nicknamed Quakertown. One assessment, then a plan you can act on.
The homes of Farmington Hills
Large Oakland County suburb that grew out of Farmington Township and surrounds the smaller city of Farmington, mixing corporate campuses with extensive parkland. Also noted: Home of the first freestanding Holocaust memorial museum institution in the United States, now The Zekelman Holocaust Center. Counts run to 81,330 residents in 34,219 or so households. A post office was established in February 1826, and the area was organized as Farmington Township in 1827.
The building stock
Detached single-family homes are 55.5% of the stock; owner-occupancy is 64.0% of occupied units, on 2023 five-year Census estimates. Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher come to 58.0%. With construction recorded from 1826, an older envelope behaves differently from new build. Among the local landmarks: Heritage Park, a 211-acre park with walking trails, playgrounds, sports fields, cross-country skiing, and an amphitheater.
Water at Orchard Lake changes what humidity does, so moisture and condensation get the longest look. Mixed house types here, at 55.5% detached, mean the order of the visit is set on site once the envelope and the mechanical layout are established.
Landmarks and public space in Farmington Hills:
- The Zekelman Holocaust Center. Founded as the Holocaust Memorial Center, the first freestanding institution of its kind in the United States; its museum stands on Orchard Lake Road and was renamed in 2022.
- The Hawk. Award-winning community center of roughly 270,000 square feet housing The Hawk Theatre and a makerspace.
- Historic Spicer House. Historic house preserved inside Heritage Park on Farmington Road.
- Heritage Park. 211-acre park between Ten and Eleven Mile roads with 4.5 miles of trails, a splash pad, archery range, and nature programming.
- Founders Sports Park. 101-acre complex on Eight Mile Road with six soccer fields, eight ball diamonds, the 29,000-square-foot Riley Skate Park, disc golf, and an accessible fishing pier.
Streets and settlements
Mail runs through the 48167, 48322, 48331, 48334, 48335 and 48336 ZIP codes. The founding settlement was nicknamed 'Quakertown' after Arthur Power and his fellow Quakers.