

This information is not intended for use in determining a person's eligibility to attend a school or to use or benefit from other city, town or local services. Contact a local real estate professional or the school district(s) for current information on schools. School information does not guarantee enrollment. This information is provided for general informational purposes only and should not be relied on in making any home-buying decisions. Listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed accurate. Each office is independently owned and operated. Century 21 Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. All rights reserved.ĬENTURY 21 ®, the CENTURY 21 Logo and C21 ® are service marks owned by Century 21 Real Estate LLC. Many housing styles and ages are found in the Ypsilanti area, from stately Italianate and Queen Anne examples to newly built neighborhoods.©2023 Century 21 Real Estate LLC. Throughout the year, a number of special events dot the calendar among the most popular are the Elvisfest and the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival. A number of the parks flank the Huron River or Ford Lake, offering access to a variety of water sports.

With 12 parks in the city, and another 30 in the township, recreational opportunities are many. Ypsilanti is home to Eastern Michigan University, founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School EMU now enrolls about 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The Yankee Air Museum and its annual Thunder over Michigan air show at the Willow Run Airport are popular destinations recounting the history of that time. Ypsilanti really hit the map during World War II, when Henry Ford's Willow Run B-24 bomber plant became the first to produce the planes on an assembly line, turning out one bomber roughly every hour. Starting in the 1920's, Ypsilanti began to play a role in the development of the automobile, and auto production continues to be an important part of Ypsilanti's economy today. Many of Ypsilanti's residents work at the businesses and industries located in Ypsilanti others work in Ann Arbor and surrounding communities, or eastward in the greater Detroit area. Ypsilanti, and adjacent Ypsilanti Township, with a combined population of about 74,000, are located on Ann Arbor's eastern border.
