Homes for Sale in Ann Arbor, Michigan

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When searching for homes for sale in Ann Arbor, it's important to understand the community you may potentially be living in. We've put together some of the basics about Ann Arbor to help you with your journey.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, located about 20 miles east of Detroit, is best known as the home of the University of Michigan. However, while the university is the city's largest employer and certainly affects the local culture immeasurably, Ann Arbor is much more than a college town. This city of around 113,000 residents offers abundant green spaces, plenty of attractions along with diverse shopping and dining opportunities one would usually find only in larger cities.

Attractions

There is plenty to see and do in Ann Arbor. The University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor is one of the largest college art museums in the country, with more than 19,000 art objects in its permanent collection. In addition, the city is home to an excellent children's museum, the Hands-On Museum, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.

Ann Arbor offers abundant green spaces. The city's 157 municipal parks range from small playgrounds to sweeping riverfront expanses. In addition, the 123-acre Nichols Arboretum, on the U of M campus, is home to hundreds of native Michigan trees and plants.

Seasonal attractions include the annual Ann Arbor Art Fairs, a series of juried art shows held on the third week of July, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival, held each March.

Restaurants & Shopping

Ann Arbor offers an eclectic mixture of shops and eateries. Main Street, near the U of M campus, offers an array of ethnic restaurants, coffee shops and unique retailers. Kerrytown, a part of downtown Ann Arbor boasts a collection of art galleries, gift stores and independent book sellers.

If you're looking for homes for sale in Ann Arbor, you won't go hungry while you search. The city offers more than 300 eateries, many of them locally owned. Favorites include the Original Cottage Inn for pizza and pasta and Zingerman's Deli, a mecca for regional food enthusiasts.

Health Care and Education

The University of Michigan Medical Center (UMMC), Ann Arbor's largest health care provider, ranked number 17 in US News and World Reports’ 2011 survey of American hospitals. It includes the highly acclaimed C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The city also has a large regional Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital.

Ann Arbor home owners know education is important. The Ann Arbor Public School System is one of the largest and most successful districts in the state. In addition, Ann Arbor offers more than 20 private elementary and secondary schools.

What's Special About Ann Arbor?

Ann Arbor successfully combines one of America’s great college communities with a vibrant, accessible, tolerant city. So much so that Forbes magazine named the city one of the most liveable cities in America in 2010 and "Money" magazine listed Ann Arbor as 27th on its list of best U.S. cities in which to live in 2008. In addition, the "Kiplinger" newsletter named Ann Arbor the number 1 city in the U.S. for singles in 2012. If you're looking for homes for sale in Ann Arbor, you've made a good choice.

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