Wolverine Lake homes built before 1940, by the numbers

Here is what the numbers say. 53 homes in Wolverine Lake were built before 1940, 2.7% of all its homes.

Across Oakland County the share is 7.3%, and across Metro Detroit 13.0%. The median home in Wolverine Lake was built in 1975.

That share ranks 49th of 56 communities in Oakland County.

The rest of the housing

Wolverine Lake has 1,996 homes in all, counting the ones standing empty. The rest of Wolverine Lake's homes were built 20.7% from 1940 to 1959, 36.6% from 1960 to 1979, 14.8% from 1980 to 1999, and 25.3% since 2000.

The most common era in Wolverine Lake is from 1960 to 1979, at 36.6% of its homes.

What these homes are like

Homes from these years in Metro Detroit tend to be two-story wood-frame houses, foursquares and the first brick bungalows. Homes this old often still have plaster walls, original windows, galvanized pipes and older wiring worth checking.

The work these homes call for

31 plumbers on Rebuild Detroit work from the towns next to Wolverine Lake. 1 electrician on Rebuild Detroit has an office in Wolverine Lake, and 50 more work from the towns next door.

37 roofers on Rebuild Detroit work from the towns next to Wolverine Lake.

Next door

Walled Lake nearby has 4.1% of its homes built before 1940. Commerce nearby has 2.6% of its homes built before 1940.

Wixom nearby has 1.7% of its homes built before 1940.

How we read the numbers

Year built is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, counted for every home whether it is lived in or not.

Final word

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