Healthy Home Assessments in Wixom

What Wixom is built of

Compact I-96 city between the lakes country and Novi, transitioning from a half-century as Lincoln's assembly hometown to a logistics and apartment-community hub. A local distinction: Built more than 6.6 million Lincolns and Fords at Wixom Assembly, once the most profitable plant in the industry during the 1980s. 6,178 households, 13,746 residents. The area was settled in 1831 by 20-year-old Alonzo Sibley, who bought roughly 430 acres and gave the crossroads its early name, Sibley's Corners.

The building stock

Detached single-family homes are 36.8% of the stock; owner-occupancy is 46.3% of occupied units, on 2023 five-year Census estimates. Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher come to 46.6%. The building record here reaches back to 1871, and an older envelope moves air and holds moisture on its own terms. A local landmark: WTVS Detroit Public Television studios.

At 46.3% owner-occupancy many households do not control the mechanicals, so findings separate what a resident can change from what the building owner must.

Named places in Wixom:

• Former Ford Wixom Assembly Plant site. 4.7-million-square-foot plant that built 6,648,806 vehicles from 1957 to 2007, from the first Lincoln Capri to the last Lincoln Town Car.
• Gibson House. 1871 farmhouse of Matthew Gibson in Gibson Park, restored by the Wixom Historical Society as a museum.
• Sibley Square Park pavilion. Village Center bandstand hosting the Summer Concert Series and Family Fun Nights.
• Wixom Habitat. 292-acre nature preserve at Wixom and Potter roads rich in wildlife.
• Gibson Park. Six-acre historic park around the 1871 farmhouse, acquired in 1995.

Streets and settlements

The 48381 and 48393 ZIP codes cover these addresses. Both the racing Ford GT40 of the 1960s and the 2005-2006 Ford GT supercar were assembled in Wixom, a rare pairing of exotic cars from an Oakland County plant.