Washtenaw County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Saline Township
Small agricultural township wrapping the city of Saline, still promoting its farm roots and preserved natural lands. We measure the indoor environment and explain it.
What Saline Township is built of
On the record: Named for the salt springs traded by Native Americans long before European settlement along the Detroit-Chicago road.
What the numbers say
Owner-occupancy sits at 95.1%, and 54.1% of all units are detached single-family homes, per 2023 five-year Census figures. Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher come to 35.9%.
Saline River is close, and water nearby lifts seasonal humidity, so basement moisture and condensation lead the visit. Owner-occupancy of 95.1% means the envelope and the equipment inside it normally sit with one decision maker, so findings are ordered by what to do first.
Named places in Saline Township:
- Saline River salt springs country. The natural salt springs that Native Americans used for harvest and trade gave the river and township their name.
- Detroit-Chicago military road corridor. The historic road linking Detroit and Chicago that drew the township's earliest farm settlement.
- Woodlands and wetlands. Vast woodlands, streams, and wetlands the township works to preserve.
- Saline River corridor. The river's rural upper reaches through the township.