Ypsilanti
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Outdoors in Ypsilanti
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1900
Peninsular Paper Company (early 1900s), 1900
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Ladies' Literary Club Building
The Ladies' Literary Club Building, also known as the William M. Davis House or the Arden H. Ballard House, was built as a private home, and is currently used as the meeting place for the Ladies' Literary Club.
About Ypsilanti
City in Michigan, United StatesYpsilanti ( IP-sə-LAN-tee), commonly shortened to Ypsi ( IP-see), is a city and college town located on the Huron River in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 20,648. The city is bounded to the north by Superior Charter Township and on the west, south, and east by Ypsilanti Charter Township (a separately governed municipality). Ypsilanti is a part of the Ann Arbor–Ypsilanti metropolitan area, the Huron River Valley, and the Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor combined statistical area. Ypsilanti is known for being the home of Eastern Michigan University (formerly the Michigan State Normal College) since the university's founding as Michigan's fir…
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How Ypsilanti ranks
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Housing in Ypsilanti
The median sale price was $241,000 in May 2026.
A seller's market
Safety in Ypsilanti
Safety Grade D
Ypsilanti reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.
Work & commute in Ypsilanti
Full picture →Most working residents leave Ypsilanti for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Ann Arbor (27%), Pittsfield (5%) and Detroit (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Ypsilanti
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 74% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 98% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Michigan
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 7 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Ypsilanti
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Ypsilanti
Full climate →Ypsilanti has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Ypsilanti
All Ypsilanti schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Ypsilanti’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.
Ypsilanti is a college town
Colleges →of Ypsilanti’s residents are enrolled in college. Eastern Michigan University has about 11,014 students on campus.
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