Oakland County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Ferndale
Ferndale is a compact, walkable Detroit suburb in southern Oakland County, sitting just north of Detroit at Nine Mile Road and Woodward Avenue. Dr. Jadan walks the whole house and reports plainly.
The homes of Ferndale
Woodward-corridor city known as metro Detroit's LGBTQ+ hub, with a bungalow housing stock and a nightlife-and-shops downtown on West Nine Mile. On the record: Elected Michigan's first openly gay mayor, Craig Covey, on November 6, 2007, and hosts Michigan's largest LGBTQ+ community center. Roughly 20,177 residents live across about 9,381 households. Grew rapidly as a bedroom community after the automobile boom and the nearby Ford plant in Highland Park.
Homes and households
Census five-year estimates through 2023 put 77.4% of housing units in detached single-family homes and 67.6% of occupied units with their owners. Bachelor's attainment among adults is 56.5%. Also on the ground: Rust Belt Market artisan marketplace.
Near Saginaw Bay the humidity picture shifts, which puts basement moisture, condensation and drainage first.
Ground that fixes Ferndale on the map:
- Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center. Michigan's largest LGBTQ+ community center, founded in 1989 and operating from a 17,000-square-foot building at 290 West Nine Mile Road.
- Downtown Ferndale at Nine Mile and Woodward. Walkable bar, restaurant, and shop district at the city's crossroads, home of the annual Ferndale Pride festival co-founded in 2011.
- Schiffer Park. Downtown Ferndale's only park, a pocket gathering space in the Nine Mile district.
- Donald Red Geary Park. 10.1-acre park at 1198 Earle Boulevard with pathways and rentable pavilions.
- Ferndale parks system. City parks including Wilson, Martin Road, Harding, Wanda, and Schiffer parks.
Across the community
Addresses fall in 48220. The R&B group The Spinners took shape in Ferndale before their Motown fame.