Healthy Home Assessments in Lathrup Village

Inside a Lathrup Village home

1.5-square-mile planned city of brick homes enclosed by Southfield, incorporated in 1953 as the first incorporated community in Southfield Township. Also noted: Planned and built by Louise Lathrup Kelley, one of the only female community developers in the United States of the 1920s. Roughly 4,135 residents live across about 1,535 households. In 1923 developer Louise Lathrup Kelley purchased a 1,000-acre tract in Southfield Township to build the planned "Lathrup Townsite.".

What the numbers say

Detached single-family homes are 89.2% of the stock; owner-occupancy is 92.1% of occupied units, on 2023 five-year Census estimates. Some 51.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. A local landmark: The Lathrup Village Historic District (NRHP, 1998), noted for octagonal, circular, and semicircular street focal points and Colonial Revival, Tudor, and ranch-style homes.

Owner-occupancy of 92.1% means the envelope and the equipment inside it normally sit with one decision maker, so findings are ordered by what to do first.

What stands in Lathrup Village:

• Masonry housing stock. The city's signature brick homes, a direct product of Kelley's building standards.
• Lathrup Village Historical Society collections. Local archive preserving the planned community's history.
• Lathrup Village boulevards and greens. Curving boulevard plan and green spaces from the original 1920s townsite design.
• Community programs. City community events in the 1.5-square-mile enclave surrounded by Southfield.

Streets and settlements

The 48076 ZIP code covers these addresses. It is entirely surrounded by Southfield, so you cannot reach Lathrup Village without passing through another city.