Living here

An honest read on Ann Arbor.

Where people work, how long the drive is, what homes are going for, and which places are actually selling right now. Compiled from our own local data work and kept current.

Who's hiring Housing market

Who works here

3,820+ tech roles

Ann Arbor's tech base is wider than most people think. Toyota R&D and KLA sit alongside Google, Cisco's Duo, Microsoft, Amazon, and U-M spinouts like May Mobility and Censys.

Toyota Motor North America R&D 1,000

Autonomous driving, AI, connected vehicles

Woodridge

Google Ann Arbor 500

Ads, cloud, search infrastructure (since 2006)

Traverwood

Cisco (Duo Security) 700

Zero-trust security

Downtown

KLA Corporation 500

Semiconductor inspection systems

Research Park

Amazon Ann Arbor 300

E-commerce, cloud, applied science

Downtown

May Mobility 200

Autonomous shuttles (U-M spinout)

Downtown

Microsoft Ann Arbor 200

Cloud and enterprise collaboration

Bishop Gate

Censys 150

Cybersecurity scanning (U-M spinout)

Downtown

Barracuda Networks 150

Email and network security

North Campus

How long is the commute?

from Downtown

Most of Ann Arbor is within a 15-minute drive of where you probably work. Typical drive times from downtown to the ten biggest employment centers.

Michigan Medicine

1500 E Medical Center Dr · 30,000+ employees

12 min

U-M Central Campus

State & Liberty · 50,000+ students and staff

8 min

U-M North Campus

Engineering, Music, Architecture

10 min

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare

2215 Fuller Rd · 3,500+ employees

14 min

Domino's Farms

Frank Lloyd Wright Dr · 5,000+ employees

15 min

Ann Arbor SPARK

330 E Liberty St · tech and startups

5 min

Trinity Health / St. Joe's

McAuley Dr, Ypsilanti · 8,000+ employees

22 min

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti · 3,000+ faculty and staff

20 min

Ann Arbor housing market right now

Washtenaw · Monthly

$485K

Median home value

+4.8% YoY

$198K

Average equity

40.8% of value

18

Days on market

typical

312

Active listings

+0.6% MoM

By neighborhood

Barton Hills

$875K

+3.8%

Burns Park

$625K

+5.1%

Lower Burns Park

$590K

+5.2%

Water Hill

$580K

+5.0%

Old West Side

$550K

+4.9%

Angell

$540K

+5.0%

Eberwhite

$520K

+4.8%

Kerrytown

$510K

+4.5%

Near North

$490K

+4.6%

Allmendinger Heights

$475K

+4.4%

Sunset Heights

$460K

+4.3%

Northside

$445K

+4.7%

Recent moves

last 30 days

Representative sales across Ann Arbor's most-asked-about neighborhoods. Days on market is a better read on momentum than price alone.

Neighborhood Beds / Baths Sold price DOM

Barton Hills 4br / 2ba $1,000,507 19d

Old West Side 3br / 2.5ba $623,610 7d

Kerrytown 3br / 1ba $591,380 40d

Burns Park 4br / 2ba $562,780 5d

Water Hill 3br / 2ba $505,611 11d

How we keep this current

Commute times are measured from downtown to each major employer. Neighborhood medians and sold-price samples reflect the last full month of activity and are refreshed monthly. The employer list is updated when headcounts move materially or a new operation opens.

Thinking about a move? Nelson Realty Group can help you tour neighborhoods, compare schools, and get real answers on what a specific home is likely to sell for.