Ann Arbor, MI

Neighborhoods & homes in Ann Arbor

Burns Park, the Old West Side, Lower Town, Water Hill and Ann Arbor Hills, and the houses painters see there.

Neighborhoods painters serve

Burns Park

Residential neighborhood southeast of the central campus with many older homes.

Old West Side

Older streets west of downtown with wood houses and porches.

Lower Town

Area by the Huron River with older houses and newer apartments.

Water Hill

Hilly residential streets northwest of downtown with older homes.

Ann Arbor Hills

Residential area on the east side with larger lots and mid-century houses.

Ann Arbor landmarks

Kerrytown

The shopping and market district just north of downtown.

Michigan Stadium

The University of Michigan football stadium.

Ann Arbor District Library

The public library system, with its downtown branch.

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

The science museum for families downtown.

An older, rental-heavy housing stock

1971Median year built
62%Built before 1980
13%Built before 1940
40%Single-family detached
54%Renter-occupied

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, via Census Reporter.

Close to the university, many houses are a century old or more, with wood siding, porches and original windows. Decades of paint build-up mean scraping, sanding and priming take a real share of the time on these exteriors.

More than half of Ann Arbor homes are rented, and many leases near campus end in late summer. Landlords often need several units repainted in a short gap between tenants.

About 62% of homes were built before 1980. Paint in homes from before 1978 may contain lead, so any work that disturbs it should follow lead-safe practices.

Illustration of a scraped and primed porch step and column base
Illustration (AI-generated). Not a real project and not work by any painter we refer.

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