Residential Land Use by Housing Type
Single family housing dominates residential land use in the county. Single family housing land use is also increasing at a faster rate than multi-family and mobile homes. It is important to note that the following measures do not indicate increase in number of housing units but rather total amount of land used by that housing type. For example, a development of 5 acres could contain from 1 or 100 housing units.
Distribution of Housing Types--1995
Residential land is concentrated in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti areas. Multifamily is primarily located in this area as well.
Change in Single Family Residential Development
The following maps shows that growth in single family housing is occuring throughout the county especially in the areas northwest and south of Ann Arbor.
