Relocation Information

Courtesy of: Robert E. Taylor, Jr. / 298 S. Woodward Ave. / Birmingham, MI 48009 (248) 644-6300

Across the continent or across town quality service will make the difference. You receive the highest quality home finding assistance anywhere you are moving. You have access to a greater number of prospective home buyers for your home. Let my promise of quality service make the difference for you.

Taxes
Michigan has a 6% sales tax. The tax applies on retail sales of tangible personal property such as clothing, automobiles, furniture, appliances, utilities, transient hotel and motel rooms and other sales at retail. Food, prescription drugs and services are not subject to the tax.

Detroit City has an income tax of 3% on residents and 1.5% on nonresidents who work in the city. A $600.00 personal exemption is allowed for each dependent.

Michigan State Income Tax is a flat rate of 4.4%. It is assessed on the federal adjusted gross income, less a $1,500.00 exemption per taxpayer and dependent.

Michigan Property Tax is set at 50% of the assessed value of the property.

Utility costs
Average Utility Costs in the Detroit Area (All figures are approximate and are based on a 2500 to 2700 square foot home).

Gas Heat	$800.00 to $1,200.00 per year
Water	$200.00 to $300.00 per year
Electric	$800.00 to $1,200.00 per year

Weather
Average Daily Temperatures

Month	Average High	Average Low
January	30.0	15.0
February	33.2	17.4
March	43.4	26.4
April	57.8	36.7
May	69.6	46.8
June	79.1	56.2
July	83.0	60.4
August	81.7	59.3
September	74.4	52.6
October	62.4	41.1
November	47.6	31.9
December	34.9	21.2

Country Clubs

Club	Membership Cost	Mo. Dues
Birmingham Athletic Club	$10,000	$225
Birmingham	36,000	315
Bloomfield Hills	45,000	450
Detroit Golf Club	15,000	310
Forest Lake	29,000	325
Franklin Hills	non-pub.	Non-pub.
Great Oaks	24,000	325
Knollowood	37,500	non-pub.
Meadowbrook	28,000	279
Oakland Hills	45,000	330
Orchard Lake	37,500	355
Pine Lake	34,000	345
Plum Hollow	30,000	325
Red Run	25,000	315
Tam O'Shanter	39,000	375
Village Club	1,800	500(yearly)
Wabeek	25,000	370

For additional information E-mail me.

For more on Golf:

Oakland County Lakes
All Sports Lakes (power and non-powered watercraft allowed-for specifics E-mail me)

Angelus	Maceday	Schoolhouse	Upper Straits
Cass	Middle Straits	Sherwood	Walled
Crescent	Oakland	Silver	Walnut
Elizabeth	Orchard	Square	Watkins
Long	Pine	Sylvan	Williams
Loon	Pleasant	Union	Wolverine
Lotus	Pontiac	Upper Long Lake	Woodhull
Lower Straits

Restricted Lakes (power may not be allowed-for specifics E-mail me)

Bloomfield-on-the-Lake	Flanders	Kirkwood	Scotch
Cameo	Forest	Linden	Shorewood
Chalmers	Fox	Lower Long Lake	Simpson
Clinton River	Franklin	Meadow	Sodon
Coventry	Gilbert	Minnow	Turtle
Cross	Green	Mirror	Vhay
Darb	Haines	Moon	Wabeek
Dollar	Hammond	Morris	West Bloomfield
Echo	Island	Orange	Wing
Endicott	Judah	Quarton	Wood
Evans	Kern	Small Crescent	Woodpecker

Attractions and Museums

Belle Isle Aquarium	Henry Ford Estate
Belle Isle Anna Scripps Witcomb Conservatory	Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village
Belle Isle Zoo	Historic Fort Wayne
Children's Museum	Holocaust Memorial Center
Cobo Arena	International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit
Cobo Conference /Exhibition Center	Meadow Brook Art Gallery
Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum	Mill Race Historical Village
Cranbrook Christ Church	Michigan Transit Museum
Cranbrook House and Gardens	Moses Wisner House/Pine Grove Museum
Cranbrook Institute of Science	Motown Museum
Crocker House Museum	Museum of African American History
Davisburg Candle Factory	National Bank of Detroit Money Museum
Dearborn Historical Museum	New Center Area
Detroit Artists Market	Pewabic Pottery Factory and Museum
Detroit Garden Center/Moross House	Plymouth Historical Museum
Detroit Historical Museum	Renaissance Center
Detroit Institute of Arts	Rochester Hills Museum/VanHoosenFarm
Detroit People Mover	Selfridge Military Air Museum
Detroit Science Center	Sibley House
Detroit Zoological Park	Summit Observation Deck
Dossin Great Lakes Museum	Transit Museum
Eastern Market	Veterans Memorial Building
Edsel & Eleanore Ford House	Washington Boulevard Trolleys
Fisher Mansion/Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center	Waterford Oaks Wave Pool and Water Slide
Great Lakes Indian Museum	World of Ford Product & Tech. Center
Greektown	Wyandotte Museum
Grosse Ile Historical Society	Yankee Air Museum
Graystone International Jazz Museum	Your Heritage Home

For information on any of these E-mail me.

Theatre & Entertainment

The Attic Theatre	Hillberry Theatre
Actors Alliance Theatre Company	Joe Louis Arena
Bonstelle Theatre	Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
Chene Park	Masonic Temple Theatre
Cobo Arena	Meadow Brook Music Festival
Cranbrook Performing Arts Center	Michigan Opera Theatre
Creative Arts Center	Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Detroit Center for the Performing Arts	Mystery Express
Detroit Concert Band	Oakland University Center for the Arts
Detroit Symphony Orchestra	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit Youtheatre	Pine Knob Music Theatre
Fisher Theatre	Pontiac Silverdome
Fox Theatre	Royal Oak Music Theatre
Heritage Concert Band	The Theatre Company

For information on any of these E-mail me.

Sports

Detroit Lions Football (NFL)	Detroit Viper Hockey (IHL)
Detroit Pistons Basketball (NBA)	Hazel Park Raceway (Harness racing)
Detroit Red Wing Hockey (NHL)	Ladbroke D. R. C. (Thoroughbred Racing)
Detroit Tigers Baseball (AL)	Northville Downs (Harness racing)

For information on any of these E-mail me.

Cider Mills

Blake's Orchard & Cider Mill	Paint Creek Cider Mill
Foreman's Cider Mill & Orchard	Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill
Franklin Cider Mill	Rochester Cider Mill
Goodison Cider Mill	Yates Cider Mill

For information on any of these E-mail me.

Other information available from Bob Taylor regarding Michigan and the MetropolitanDetroit Area. E-mail me for information or click where available..

Art Fairs	Michigan History &Historical Museums
Bed & Breakfast Inns	Huron-Clinton Metro Parks
Biking	State and National Parks & Forests
State Campgrounds	Railroad depots and Museums
Fall color tours	Travel & Tourism
Cottages and cabins for rent	U-Pick Farms
County fairs	Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Diving	Michigan wild flowers
Fishing and Fishing Charters	Wineries

©1996 Bob Taylor