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10/7/08 Paintings by Katherine Larson at Farmington Hills City Hall thru October 30
10/7/08 "Rhythms in Fabric and Time" at Farmington Hills City Gallery Sept. 8 - Oct. 31
10/7/08 Healthy Cooking (Senior Adult Division)
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Demographics and Other Data

Community Information

Tax Rates

(Per $1,000 of State Equalized Valuation - in Farmington School District)

2007 Primary residence exemption $37.9751
2007 Non-primary residence exemption $47.5967

 2007 Local Unit Tax Rates For All Cities and Major Townships in Oakland County

 2007 Tax Comparison For All Local Units of Government in Oakland County

State Equalized Value

2005 $4,727,926,950
2006 $4,865,188,050
2007 $4,945,217,110

Land Use 2007

Type Subtotals Acres Total Acres Percent of Developed Percent of Total
Residential   11145 53.7 52
  Single-Family 9211   44.4 42.9
  Single-Family Cluster 527   2.5 2.5
  Two-Family 8   0 0
  Multiple Family 1359   6.6 6.3
  Mobile Home 40   0.1 0.1
Business   576 2.8 2.7
Office   710 3.4 3.3
IRO   258 1.2 1.2
Industrial   644 3.1 3
Utility   40 0.1 0.1
Public   980 4.7 4.6
  Buildings 110   0.5 0.5
  Parks 405   2 1.9
  School-Owned 465   2.2 2.2
Quasi-Public   2077 10 9.7
  Institutional 793   3.8 3.7
  Private Recreation 1284   6.2 6
Golf Course   573 2.8 2.7
Street R.O.W.   3740 18 17.4
Total Developed   20743 100.00% 96.7
Vacant   703   3.3

Transportation Access

By Road

Major Expressways located within or near Farmington Hills include: I-96, I-696, I-275, and the M-5 Connector.

Public Transportation is available along major thoroughfares via bus routes from SMART (Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation)

By Air

Farmington Hills is conveniently located within a short drive of five airports:

Detroit Metropolitan Airport  30 Minutes      
Oakland County International Airport 30 Minutes      
Detroit City Airport 35 Minutes      
Lansing International Airport  75 Minutes      
Bishop International Airport 55 Minutes      

By Train

Travel by train is available at these nearby stations:

Ann Arbor 33 Minutes                  
Birmingham 27 Minutes
Dearborn 26 Minutes
Detroit 27 Minutes
Pontiac 27 Minutes
Royal Oak 20 Minutes

Major Medical

Botsford Hospital (Farmington Hills) 11 Minutes
Providence Park Hospital (Novi) 14 Minutes
Providence Hospital (Southfield) 16 Minutes
Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak) 21 Minutes
St. Joseph Hospital (Ann Arbor) 22 Minutes
Detroit Medical Center (Detroit) 27 Minutes
University of Michigan Medical Center (Ann Arbor) 36 Minutes
   

Major Universities

Wayne State University (Detroit) 26 Minutes      
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) 37 Minutes
Oakland University (Rochester) 38 Minutes      
Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti) 40 Minutes
Michigan State University (Lansing) 65 Minutes

Business Information

Employment

(Source: November 2007 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Farmington Hills Civilian Unemployment 6.4%
(Based on Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills Statistical Area)  
State of Michigan Civilian Unemployment 7.6%

Employment by Industrial Class

 (Source: ESRI 2007 Forecast)

2007 Employed Population Age 16+ by Industry

Employment by Occupation

(Source: ESRI 2007 Forecast)

2007 Employed Population Age 16+ by Occupation

Major Employers

The Top Five Employers in Farmington Hills are:

Firm Name Product/Service Approximate Number of Employees
Botsford Hospital Health care provider 2000
Robert Bosch Corporation Automotive engineering/testing 1600
Quicken Loans Lending services 1000
Cengage Learning Gale Database information providers 850
Chrysler Financial Services Financial services 800

For a complete list of major employers located in Farmington Hills, click here.

Average Rent

(Source: CB Richard Ellis, Feb 2008)

Class A $22.46
Class B $19.22
Class C $14.59
Overall Average $19.61

Vacancy Rate

(Source: CB Richard Ellis, Feb 2008)

Percent Vacant Office Space 13.97%

Demographics

Population and Households (Source: SEMCOG as of Jan 2008)

Total Population 80,280
Total Households 33,754

Population by Age

(Source: ESRI 2007 Forecast)

2007 Population by Age

Population by Race

(Source: ESRI 2007 Forecast)

2007 Population by Race

Highest Level of Education

(Source: SEMCOG)

2000 Population 25+ by Educational Attainment

Household Income

(Source: ESRI 2007 Forecast)

Median Household Income $83,378
Per Capita Income $47,644
Median Home Value $280,314

2007 Households by Income

 

 

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