Macomb County, Michigan
Shelby Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Shelby Charter Township is an affluent northern suburb of Detroit in western Macomb County with a 2020 census population of 79,408 Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Shelby Township best.
About the area
Living in Shelby Township, MI
Recognized as the safest community of its size in Macomb County in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
The housing market
Homes in Shelby Township
- 75.8% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 63.2% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $330,200.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Shelby Township home
Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site
Albert Kahn designed the Packard Motor Car Company test facility at 49965 Van Dyke Avenue, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007
Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center
Township nature center at 4101 River Bends Drive interprets the 80 acre Shadbush Tract of hardwood forest, cattail marsh, and cedar swamp
Macomb Orchard Trail
The 23.5 mile rail trail across northern Macomb County begins at 24 Mile and Dequindre roads in Shelby Township
Stony Creek Metropark
The 4,435 acre Metropark surrounding 500 acre Stony Creek Lake has its main entrance at 4300 Main Park Road in Shelby Township
River Bends Park
The Clinton River divides the township park into two sections joined by a bridge built in 2000
Neighborhoods
Shelby Township areas to know
Disco
Historic village platted in 1849 at 24 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue with a post office from 1854 to 1906
Yates
Historic settlement on the township's western boundary with Oakland County
Preston Corners
Settled in 1826 by Ira and Deborah Preston who built a sawmill and a picket fence factory
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.