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•	Master Plan for Future Land Use- Draft
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•	Colonial Liberty Tea Oct. 14 at Historic Longacre House
•	Committee to Increase Voter Participation and Harrison High School Host 37th District State Representative Debate
•	Psychic Readings Offered at Longacre House
•	Art, Music and Dance Classes for All Ages
•	Crime Prevention Kids Club Patrol School
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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)
10/7/08	Say "Boo!" to the Flu Helps Metro Detroit Families Scare Away the Flu
10/7/08	Enjoy Hay Day at Heritage Park
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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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