Wayne County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Van Buren Township
Lake-centered western Wayne County township wrapping around Belleville Lake, mixing waterfront neighborhoods with aviation heritage and corporate campuses. Air, moisture, water and ventilation, read together.
The homes of Van Buren Township
Also noted: Home of the Michigan Flight Museum, keeper of the Willow Run bomber plant story and the restored flying WWII bomber Yankee Lady.
The housing stock
Census five-year estimates through 2023 put 53.1% of housing units in detached single-family homes and 66.2% of occupied units with their owners. Bachelor's attainment among adults is 29.4%.
Water at Belleville Lake changes what humidity does, so moisture and condensation get the longest look.
Local ground in Van Buren Township:
- Michigan Flight Museum (Yankee Air Museum). Aviation museum at 47884 D Street founded in 1981, telling the story of the Willow Run B-24 bomber plant and flying the restored WWII bomber Yankee Lady.
- Grace Lake Corporate Center. Corporate campus built as Visteon Village around a 37-acre man-made lake with 35 acres of wetlands and nearly a mile of nature trails.
- French Landing Dam and Powerhouse. 1925 Huron River dam whose construction created Belleville Lake.
- Belleville Lake. Seven-mile, 1,270-acre lake mostly surrounded by the township, used for boating and fishing.
- Lakeshore recreation areas. Township waterfront access along Belleville Lake's north shore.