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The City of Plymouth and Plymouth Township are often confused, when in fact they are two separate communities with their own governments. Money Magazine ranked Plymouth Township #37 out of the top 100 U.S. communities. This rating was based on a combination of economic opportunity, good schools, safe streets, things to do and a true sense of community.
Plymouth Township is conveniently located 4 miles NW of Westland, Michigan and 21 miles W of Detroit, Michigan. It encompasses 16.6 square miles in Wayne County, where the City of Plymouth occupies 2.27 square miles within the township. The blend of these two communities has created a combination of world class industrial parks and a charming downtown area. This, along with residential development, easy access to freeways and employment opportunities, has made Plymouth Township an attractive place to live.
The past couple years there have been more foreclosures in Plymouth. Investors are starting to buy distressed bank owned homes for very reasonable prices as more homeowners go through the foreclosure process in Plymouth.
Population
The City of Plymouth has a population of just over 9,000, where The Township has over 28,000 residents; during the week this amount increases by more than 10,000 commuters who work in the Plymouth real estate area.
Average Residential Sales Price & Property Taxes in 2006
The median home price for Plymouth real estate in 2006 was $294,112 and the average property taxes in 2006 were one of the lowest tax rates in Wayne County.
City of Plymouth $39.74 for every $1,000 of taxable value
Plymouth Township $27.96 for every $1,000 of taxable value
For example, the purchase of a $200,000 home in Plymouth Township, the taxable value would cost a homeowner approximately $2,796
Local Business
The Township boasts an extremely well planned community alongside the M-14 freeway in Wayne County, containing numerous industrial parks housing over eighty businesses. Some of these include Freudenberg NOK, TRAM, Valassis and SKF.
Brief History
Founded in 1827, Plymouth Township recently celebrated its 180th year birthday. In celebration of its centennial, Plymouth received a visit from the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, England; the two cities had shared a bond since World War II when the Plymouth Rotary Club sent donations of food and clothing during the blitz. In front of the City Hall, notice a gift from this mayor, a small piece of the rock quarry from which the pilgrims embarked for America in 1620. In turn, visit the City Hall in Plymouth, England, and see the gift from this area: four trees native to Plymouth, Michigan.
Downtown you will notice numerous buildings reflecting the colonial architecture of the time as well as restored historical homes and wide tree-lined streets.
Schools
Students in this area are part of the Plymouth-Canton Community School district, rated as one of the strongest in metro Detroit, and the MEAP scores obtained by these students rate well above the state average.
There are several private schools in Plymouth, including Metropolitan Junior Academy, New Morning School, Our Lady of Good Counsel, and St. Peter's Lutheran School.
Parks & Recreation
The Township contains numerous parks, baseball diamonds and soccer fields. The Plymouth Cultural Center and Ice Arena provides meeting rooms, hockey and ice skating, and the Compuware Sports Arena is home to the Ontario Hockey League Plymouth Whalers. The 80 acre Plymouth Township Park contains walking trails, sledding hills, a fish pond (with handicapped access), Sprayscape (water park) and is located adjacent to a city owned 18-hole golf course. The town also has three other privately owned courses and there are numerous golf facilities in neighboring towns.
Plymouth homes are offered extensive recreation programs for all ages, and hosts many popular community events, including the Fall Festival, Ice Sculpture Spectacular (which draws over half a million people), and Art in the Park.
Senior programs are being expanded every year in the newly renovated "Friendship Station", a local senior recreation center. They provide organized activities including monthly dinners, line dancing,fitness classes and card playing.
Golf Courses
Plymouth has its share of Golf Courses.
- The St. Johns Seminary and Golf Course has a golf course and golf school. This 18-hole public course is built on rolling terrain, and its undulating greens are difficult to read and well bunkered.
- Hilltop Golf Course overlooks stately pines and rolling hills, and features a classical layout with some of the area's most challenging greens. This public18-hole course has tree-lined fairways and subtly contoured greens.
- Brae Burn Golf Club is an 18-hole championship course renown for its fast undulating greens and is "Home of the Monster", a 617 yard, par 5, double dog leg. The course's greens are fast and somewhat contoured, and the fairways are open with sand and grass bunkers.
- Fox Hills Country Club is a public, 63-hole course. It has five outstanding courses; one eighteen-hole course, three nine-hole courses that are played in eighteen-hole combinations, and an eighteen-hole par 3 course.
- The Golden Fox Course is its championship course, and has narrow fairways and marshlands incorporated into its design. The most challenging of the three nine-hole courses is the Lakes/Hills Course. The Strategic Fox, an eighteen-hole, par 3 course, is the most recent addition to Fox Hills.
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