Healthy Home Assessments in South Lyon

What South Lyon is built of

Small Oakland County city founded in 1832 as Thompson's Corners and renamed for its location in Lyon Township, which honors legislator Lucius Lyon; incorporated as a village in 1873 and a city in 1930. Some 11,722 residents occupy about 4,843 households. Founded in 1832 as Thompson's Corners.

The building stock

Of units counted in 2023, 55.2% are detached single-family homes and 79.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied. Bachelor's attainment among adults is 45.0%. The building record here reaches back to 1871, and an older envelope moves air and holds moisture on its own terms. Also on the ground: The Huron Valley Rail Trail, a pedestrian and bicycle path built on a former rail line.

Mixed house types here, at 55.2% detached, mean the order of the visit is set on site once the envelope and the mechanical layout are established.

Ground that fixes South Lyon on the map:

• Witch's Hat Depot Museum. Queen Anne railroad depot built by the Grand Trunk Western in 1909, named for its conical roof; moved to McHattie Park in 1976 and a museum since 1981.
• South Lyon Historic Village. Six-building historic village in McHattie Park including the depot, a circa-1926 caboose, the 1930 Little Village Chapel, and a freight house.
• Washburn School. One-room schoolhouse built in 1907, preserved in the South Lyon Historic Village.
• McHattie Park. City park on Pontiac Trail between Nine and Ten Mile roads, home of the historic village and connected to the Huron Valley Rail Trail.
• Huron Valley Rail Trail. Paved pedestrian and bicycle trail through town on the former Airline Railroad corridor, linking South Lyon to Lyon and Milford townships.

Where the addresses are

The 48178 ZIP code covers these addresses. The town is named for Lucius Lyon even though the name was originally applied to the township rather than the settlement of Thompson's Corners.