I thought my Michigan budies might like this chart.  This is a resource to help with factual data.  Although Jim Dries of Washtenaw County says that our foreclosure rate is 1 out of 8.

The fallout from the recession has cut deeply into the housing security, employment and income of many Americans. But some parts of the country are clearly faring better than others. Here, three interactive maps show foreclosure and jobless rates and household income by county.

This interactive foreclosure map available for the Country.  I searched for Michigan and it shows Washtenaw foreclosures are 1 out of every 289 households with 147, 026.  Washtenaw County Labor force is represented as I75,165 and unemployment at 9.5 percent. Washtenaw County Median household income is represented as $59,883.  Move your curser over Counties of choice to uncover details.

Hope this is helpful and let me know what you think.