Washtenaw County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Webster Township
Prosperous farm-heritage township northwest of Ann Arbor whose 1830s church village still gathers the community for festivals. We read the house top to bottom and write it down.
Reading a Webster Township home
On the record: Home of Webster Church, the oldest building in continuous use in Washtenaw County, built 1834-35 with help from Daniel Webster himself. 2,476 households, 7,127 residents.
Homes and households
Detached single-family homes are 100% of the stock; owner-occupancy is 94.4% of occupied units, on 2023 five-year Census estimates. Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher come to 70.0%. With construction recorded from 1834, an older envelope behaves differently from new build.
Owner-occupancy of 94.4% means the envelope and the equipment inside it normally sit with one decision maker, so findings are ordered by what to do first.
Landmarks and public space in Webster Township:
- Webster Church. Begun in 1834 with donations secured from statesman Daniel Webster, the oldest building in continuous use in Washtenaw County and a Michigan Registered Historic Site.
- Historic Webster Village. Seven historic buildings assembled at 5583 Webster Church Road by the historical society, hosting the Webster Fall Festival and folk-art programs.
- Podunk School. Circa-1850 one-room schoolhouse from Walsh and Merkle roads, fully restored with period furnishings.
- Webster Village grounds. Festival and demonstration grounds of the historical village.
- Webster farm country. Preserved farmland and river edges northwest of Ann Arbor.
Across the community
Inside Webster Township sits one named district, Webster village. Webster village: Historic church-and-village center on Webster Church Road. The 48103, 48105, 48130, 48169 and 48189 ZIP codes cover these addresses.