Oakland County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Huntington Woods
Huntington Woods is a small, leafy, almost entirely residential city in Oakland County, about 12 miles northwest of downtown Detroit, long nicknamed the "City of Homes." Its tree-lined streets and uniform lawns wrap around the western edge of the Detroit Zoo and the historic Rackham Golf Course. We assess the indoor environment and hand you one plan.
The homes of Huntington Woods
Leafy 1.5-square-mile residential enclave with essentially no commercial district, bordered by the Detroit Zoo and the historic Rackham course. Worth knowing: Known as 'The City of Homes', the census counts 100 percent of its housing as single-family detached. Some 6,340 residents occupy about 2,409 households. The Huntington Woods subdivision plat was finalized in 1916 and approved by the Oakland County Register's office in 1917, on land originally part of Royal Oak Township.
The building stock
Of units counted in 2023, 100% are detached single-family homes and 96.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied. Some 82.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. With construction recorded from 1925, an older envelope behaves differently from new build. Also on the ground: Burton Elementary School and Burton Field, hub of civic and Fourth of July activities.
With owner-occupancy at 96.1%, the report can follow moisture from the roofline down to the slab without stopping at a lease boundary.
Around Huntington Woods:
- Detroit Zoo (western portion). The zoo straddles Huntington Woods and Royal Oak, with its western grounds inside the city and contributing to its tax base.
- Rackham Golf Course. Donald Ross course opened May 19, 1925, built and donated by Horace and Mary Rackham so the public could play like private-club members; Joe Louis was among the barrier-breakers who played here.
- Rackham Golf Course historical marker. State marker recording the Rackhams' 1924 gift of the course to the City of Detroit as a public course forever.
- Rackham Golf Course fairways. Historic public 18 holes bordering the Detroit Zoo grounds.
- Huntington Woods recreation programs. City recreation department programming for the residential community.
Streets and settlements
Mail runs through the 48070 ZIP code. The entire city fits in roughly 1.5 square miles and is essentially all single-family homes, earning its "City of Homes" nickname with virtually no downtown or storefronts.
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