Bloomfield Hills Real Estate and Community Information

Located in Oakland County, just 20 minutes from Detroit, Bloomfield Hills is a small, prosperous community of around 3,870. Bloomfield Hills real estate is known for its great location, small-town intimacy, and its attractive and active neighborhoods.

History

Formerly “Bagley’s Corners” and “Circle City,” Bloomfield Hills was primarily a farming community until the early 20^th century. Residents from Detroit began to move to the area, which became officially became a city in 1932.

Shopping and Dining

Bloomfield Village Square Shopping Center provides locals with daily needs shopping, including Target and Macy’s. Somerset Collection is an upscale mall anchored by Nordstrom, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue, just minutes from Bloomfield Hills. Village Rochester Hills includes Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Williams-Sonoma, Gap, J.Crew, Pottery Barn, Talbot’s, and Whole Foods.

Downtown Birmingham is also minutes away, and in addition to its numerous local retailers and restaurants, is home to national brands like Anthropologie, lucy, Jos. A Banks, and Fleming’s. Restaurants in Bloomfield Hills include favorite spots like Crust, Moose Preserve Bar, Northern Lakes Seafood, Pasta Fagioli, Steve’s Deli, Sushi Hana, Papa Vino’s, Beau Jack’s, China Village, Buddy’s Restaurant, and Franklin Cider Mill.

Parks and Recreation

The oldest historic manor in the Detroit metro area, Cranbrook House & Gardens is located in Bloomfield Hills. It is part of Cranbrook Academy of Art, a renowned graduate school of architecture, art and design. Cranbrook House & Gardens maintains its founders vision through the home’s Arts and Crafts design and accompanying gardens. Johnson Nature Center is a 40-acre site that includes a 4-acre pond, a variety of trees, native plants, wildlife, and Rouge River tributary. The center also has wildlife exhibits, educational programs, log cabins, an outdoor amphitheater, and a butterfly garden. West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve has more than 160 acres of rolling hills with forested and wetland areas.

Bloomfield Hills Recreation Center offers a variety of educational programs and events. The Oak Routes network is an emerging network of trails, pathways, and blueways connecting the county’s schools, commercial districts, and town centers. The county parks include Addison Oaks, Catalpa Oaks, Groveland Oaks, Highland Oaks, Independence Oaks, Lyon Oaks, Orion Oaks, Red Oaks, Rose Oaks, Springfield Oaks, and Waterford Oaks. Bloomfield Hills Country Club and the Bloomfield Open Hunt Club are two exclusive clubs in the area. Golfing, hiking, horseback riding, golf, ice-skating, and snowshoeing are some of the recreational opportunities in and around Bloomfield Hills.

Living

Many of the residents who own Bloomfield Hills real estate are affiliated with auto manufacturing and professional sports. Bloomfield Hills homes for sale encompass a range of architectural styles, from historic to contemporary, and many stand on wooded lots which offer privacy. Home prices are higher than the state and national averages.

Bloomfield Hills neighborhoods include Charing Cross, City Center, Cranbrook Rd. / Glengarry Rd., Long Lake Rd. / Squirrel Rd. The median home price in the established Charing Cross neighborhood is just under $370,000, and real estate includes many historic homes. Bloomingfield Hills homes for sale in the City Center list for approximately $800,000, and include historic real estate as well as newer construction. Cranbrook Rd./Glengarry Rd. neighborhood is very desirable as well (especially for its proximity to Cranbrook Academy of Art), and the median home price is around $490,000. Long Lake Rd./Squirrel Rd. includes homes for sale in the $400,000 range;it is an affluent and established area. This neighborhood has one of the highest rates of detached, single-family homes in the country, according to NeighborhoodScout.

Schools, Health, Transportation

Bloomfield Hills School District serves the area, and includes 4 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high schools, and one alternative high school. It also runs the International Academy, a free, public consortium high school that has been rated by Newsweek as one of the top public high schools in the county. The aforementioned Cranbrook Academy of Art is an award-winning graduate school. The private schools include Cranbrook Schools, the Academy of the Sacred Heart, The Roeper School, and St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic School. In addition, there are nearby private and single-sex schools.

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and Crittenton Hospital Medical Center support the community. Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) provides regional bus service. The airports are Oakland County Airport, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, and Coleman A Young International Airport. Routes 24, 1 and Interstate 75 are the city’s major arterials.

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