If you are buying or selling your home you need to understand the areas of Ann Arbor as defined by the local Board of Realtors and our areas are not defined by zip code but instead by boundaries and schools.

You will want to be aware of these areas if you are searching for a home to purchase or if you are a seller searching what is for sale in your neighborhood.  The following is presented to give you an idea of what sold in each area in 2008 and looking ahead; what is for sale currently in 2009.

This map clarifies how the areas are divided.  Here is an overview map with the areas marked:

Area 81  NorthWest Ann Arbor  is

boarded on the East side by US 23 and to the south I94.

The range of pricing of current listings are the following:

$169,000  Elizabeth

$5,990,000 Country Club Drive

There were 38 homes which sold in 2008 in this area.

These homes are sometimes in the surrounding townships and children attend Abbott, Wines or Haisley elementary schools and Forsythe Middle School and Skyline High School.

Area 82 Westside of Ann Arbor South of M14:  Main Street is the boundary on the East side.

Homes for sale range from:

$103,900 Winewood

$1,300,000 Eagle

240 homes sold in 2008 in this area which includes the very desirable west side of Ann Arbor.

Children attend Bach, Eberwhite or Haisley for elementary school; Slauson or Forsythe for middle school (depends on location) and usually Pioneer High School.

Area 83 Ann Arbor Southwest Liberty to Main Street

Current homes for sale:

$154,900 Westfield

$1,299,000 2601 Waters Road

Elementary schools are Lawton, Bryant-Pattengill and Lakewood and the middle school is either Slauson or Tappan and location determines which.

Children attend Pioneer High School.

124 homes sold in this area and they were priced up to $739,900.

Area 84 Ann Arbor Briarwood to North Stadium

This is a smaller area and currently there are 29 homes for sale with the price range:

$119,000 3190 Dwight

$545,000 2660 Emerald Ave

Schools are Bryant-Pattengill and Allen for elementary and Tappan or Scarlett for Middle schools and Pioneer or Huron for the high school.

There were 42 homes which sold in this are in 2008 and the highest price was listed at $439,000.

Area 85 Ann Arbor Scarlett and East Pittsfield

This area has the Ypsilanti school district as the Eastern boarder and currently has 100 homes for sale with the following price range:

$44,000 Englewood

$329,000 4990 Gingko

This area has 25 homes priced between $45,000 and $125,000 and all in Ann Arbor schools. 

The schools are Pittsfield, Carpenter, Allen or Mitchell for elementary school and Tappan or Scarlett for middle school and Huron High.

Area 86 Ann Arbor East Geddes and Huron River Drive

This is the North Eastern section of the Ann Arbor schools including Superior township and the price range of homes currently on the market:

$159,900 2077 Chalmers Dr

$ 3,345,000 5288 Geddes

These homes have children who attend:  Allen, Thurston, King, Burns Park, Angell elementary schools.

Tappan or Clague are the middle schools and Huron High School.

74 homes sold in 2008.

Area 87 North East Ann Arbor and North Campus  

The homes in north campus are often within walking distance of the UM Medical Center and can be very desirable.  The area also goes East to Dixboro and 76 homes sold in 2008.

44 homes are currently listed and the price range is

$130,000 4004 Joy Road

$1,999,000  Hickory Hill

Children attend Northside, Thurston or Logan for elementary schools, Clague for Middle and Huron High or sometimes Skyline and this depends on location.

Area 88 Ann Arbor Downtown/Burns Park

Burns Park is south of the University and is a very desirable and walkable neighborhood.  The area currently has 26 homes for sale with the following range:

$120,000 200 South Summit

$1,295,000 South Main

Downtown/Burns Park had 46 sold in 2008.

Schools are Eberwhite, Bach and usually Burns Park for elementary schools.  The middle schools are Tappan and Slauson depending on location and Pioneer High School.

This analysis was prepared for you with the assistance of the Ann Arbor Board of Realtor maps of homes for sale and statistics.  If you have questions about the areas please feel free to contact me.

Prepared by Karen Moorhead

Keller Williams Realty

(734) 660-4785