Oakland County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Milford Township
Huron River township in southwest Oakland County pairing a walkable historic village center with GM's century-old test grounds in the hills. We read the house top to bottom and write it down.
Milford Township at ground level
Also noted: Home of the GM Milford Proving Ground, the world's first dedicated automotive proving ground (1924) and its longest continuously operating one.
Homes and households
By the 2023 five-year American Community Survey, 75.7% of units are detached single-family homes and 84.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied. Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher come to 45.7%. The record of building starts around 1924, so the assessment reads an older envelope.
Water at Kent Lake changes what humidity does, so moisture and condensation get the longest look.
Local ground in Milford Township:
- GM Milford Proving Ground. Opened September 25, 1924 as the auto industry's first dedicated test facility; now 4,000 acres, 142 buildings, and roughly 132 miles of test roads, the longest continuously operating proving ground in the world.
- Downtown Milford. Walkable village Main Street with over 30 restaurants, serving as the business district for about 25,000 people in the surrounding townships.
- Kensington Metropark connector. 3.4-mile trail linking the metropark to the village of Milford.
- Kensington Metropark. Huron-Clinton metropark on Kent Lake between Milford and South Lyon with beaches, trails, and a farm center.
- Huron River corridor. River greenway running through the village and township.
Corners of the map
Inside Milford Township sits one named district, Village of Milford. Village of Milford: 2.5-square-mile incorporated village at the township's center.