Oakland County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Independence Township
Hilly lakes township surrounding the city of Clarkston, where summer concert crowds and winter skiers share the Pine Knob landscape. We measure the indoor environment and explain it.
Inside a Independence Township home
On the record: Home of Pine Knob Music Theatre, ranked the world's most-attended amphitheater by Pollstar in 2011, 2019, and 2022.
The housing stock
Of units counted in 2023, 72.2% are detached single-family homes and 80.8% of occupied units are owner-occupied. Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher come to 46.1%.
With owner-occupancy at 80.8%, the report can follow moisture from the roofline down to the slab without stopping at a lease boundary.
Around Independence Township:
- Pine Knob Music Theatre. 15,274-seat amphitheater about 40 miles from Detroit, ranked the world's most-attended amphitheater by Pollstar in 2011, 2019, and 2022.
- Pine Knob Ski and Snowboard Resort. Ski hill with seventeen trails, twelve lifts, and three terrain parks, headlined by 'The Wall' mogul run.
- Pine Knob hill and mansion. The namesake hill hosting the ski area, golf club, and historic Pine Knob Mansion.
- Independence Oaks County Park. County park with more than 12 miles of trails, a swimming beach, archery range, and groomed cross-country ski trails in winter.
- Pine Knob Golf Club. Golf course on the slopes of the Pine Knob hill complex.
Across the community
Independence Township takes in one smaller district, Clarkston area. Clarkston area: The township surrounds the separately incorporated city of the Village of Clarkston.