Healthy Home Assessments in Harrison Township

The homes of Harrison Township

Clair at the mouth of the Clinton River, and water makes up about 40 percent of the township's total area. Worth knowing: Locally known as Boat Town USA, with 32 miles of coastline, more than 70 marinas and over 15,000 boat slips, a nickname proposed for official designation in the Michigan House.

The housing stock

Census five-year estimates through 2023 put 54.7% of housing units in detached single-family homes and 70.9% of occupied units with their owners. Bachelor's attainment among adults is 25.9%. The record of building starts around 1917, so the assessment reads an older envelope.

Water at Lake St. Clair Metropark changes what humidity does, so moisture and condensation get the longest look.

Around Harrison Township:

• Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Military airfield opened in 1917 that became the first major active Air Force base transferred to Air National Guard control in 1971.
• Selfridge Military Air Museum. On-base museum with 32 vintage military aircraft and helicopters displayed outdoors plus indoor exhibits on Selfridge Field history.
• Selfridge Field Historical Marker. Michigan Historical Commission marker erected in 1958 that calls Selfridge the Home of Generals for advancing the careers of 145 Air Force generals.
• Lake St. Clair Metropark. Huron-Clinton Metropark formerly known as Metro Beach with a 600 foot sandy beach, a 1,600 foot boardwalk, a 50 meter pool and a nature center on Lake St. Clair.
• Harrison Township Waterfront Park. Township park at 34890 Jefferson Avenue with Lake St. Clair shoreline, a railed boardwalk, a playscape and free public fishing access.

Where the addresses are

Inside Harrison Township sit 3 smaller settlements: Lakeside, Saint Clair Haven and Belvidere. Lakeside: Unincorporated community settled around 1900 by Pittsburgh investors. Saint Clair Haven: Unincorporated community along the Lake St. Clair shoreline.