Home to major employers and universities, Easy drive to airports, and great outdoor recreation

Ann Arbor has long been a great place to live because it offers great schools, major employers, universities and many outdoor recreation opportunities. Including a number of lakes and rivers that provide waterfront access for all your water activities.

The Ann Arbor Public School District handles local public education which enrolls 17,000 students and consists of twenty-one elementary schools, five middle schools, and five high schools (two traditional, Pioneer and Huron, as well as three alternative schools: Community High, Stone School, and Roberto Clemente). A third traditional high school, Skyline High School, is under construction and is slated to open in September 2008.

Special Events:

• Many cultural attractions and events sponsored by the University of Michigan
• Regional and local performing arts groups
• Multiple art galleries exist in the city, notably in the downtown area and around the University of Michigan campus
• Large restaurant scene in the Main Street, South State Street, and South University Avenue areas
• Ann Arbor ranks first among U.S. cities in the number of booksellers and books sold
• Ann Arbor Art Fairs, a set of four concurrent juried fairs held on downtown streets, which began in 1960. Scheduled on Wednesday through Saturday in the third week of July
• Major scene for college sports at the University of Michigan, a member of the Big Ten Conference