I am Nick Baldwin, a Michigan Realtor with Keller Williams Premier, and I work the Livonia market across ZIP codes 48150, 48152, and 48154. Real estate here is about a lot m than bedrooms and square footage. Over my career I have personally helped hundreds of people buy and sell homes, and I have built and led teams responsible for more than $60 million in annual sales. I have worked hot markets, slow markets, bidding wars, shifting interest rates, and complicated negotiations. My job is to give you good information, tell you what I actually think, and help you make a smart decision.
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Hi, I am Nick Baldwin. I am a Michigan Realtor with nearly two decades of experience helping people buy and sell homes, and I work with Keller Williams Premier. If there is one thing I have learned over the years, it is that real estate is about a whole lot more than bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage. It is really about what comes next.
Maybe you are buying your first home. Maybe your household needs more space, or maybe it is time to downsize. Maybe you are relocating to Michigan and trying to figure out which community fits. Or maybe you are just wondering what your current home is worth and whether now is the right time to move. Those are all different problems, and they call for different plans.
Over the course of my career I have personally helped hundreds of people buy and sell homes, while also building and leading real estate teams responsible for more than $60 million in annual sales. I have worked through hot markets, slow markets, bidding wars, shifting interest rates, complicated negotiations, and just about everything in between. My job is not to sell you a house or convince you to put a sign in your yard. My job is to give you good information, advocate for you, and help you make a smart decision.
You can find houses on the internet all day long. What you need is someone in your corner who knows the market, communicates with you, tells you the truth, and knows how to get you from where you are now to where you want to be.
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Last updated: . Whether you are ready to move today or just starting to think about what might be next, I am always happy to have a conversation.
I handle the whole move, not just the showing. That means pricing from recent nearby sales, a marketing plan that actually reaches buyers, and a steady hand once the negotiation gets real. Buying, selling, and investing all get the same attention.
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I build a search plan around your budget, your commute, and the Livonia Public Schools attendance boundaries, then we tour with a purpose instead of wandering the market. I read the seller disclosure and the inspection closely and tell you what a house will actually cost to own. When it is time to offer, I write terms that compete without overexposing you.
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I price your home from closed comps, or comparable sales, which are recent sales of similar homes near you. A city-wide median will not tell you what your street is doing. Then I put real marketing behind the listing, including professional photography and a coming-soon window that builds demand before the first showing. When offers land, I work every buyer agent instead of just collecting envelopes.
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Livonia's post-war brick ranches and colonials have been rental stock for decades, and the math either works or it does not. We model purchase price, repairs, vacancy, and capital expenditures before you write anything. I will tell you when a deal does not pencil, which happens more often than most listing photos suggest. My job is to keep you out of the bad ones.
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Moving into Metro Detroit from out of state is a different job than moving across town. I run video tours, walk you through school attendance boundaries and the difference between Livonia and the townships around it, and handle electronic signing. I will also attend the inspection on your behalf so you are not booking a flight to stand in a basement.
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Twenty years in this business taught me that a listing does not sell itself just because it hit the MLS. Every home I list gets a coming-soon build-up, paid social distribution, and syndication across Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin, and Homes.com. More qualified eyes on your home before day one usually means more competing offers by day three.
I also track what the campaign is actually doing. You see the views, the saves, and the showing requests, so pricing conversations stay grounded in data instead of feelings.
See The Marketing PlanAlmost every Livonia buyer meets your home on a phone screen first. I bring in professional photographers, and where the property calls for it, video walkthroughs and drone footage that show the lot, the tree line, and how the house sits on the street.
This matters more in a market moving at Livonia's current speed. When the typical home goes under contract in about a week, the photos are doing most of the selling before anyone opens the front door.
Livonia is a city of about 35.85 square miles in northwest Wayne County, roughly 20 miles from downtown Detroit, laid out on the mile road grid that organizes all of western Wayne County. Five Mile, Six Mile, Seven Mile, Plymouth, Joy, and Schoolcraft run east to west; Newburgh, Farmington, Merriman, and Middlebelt run north to south. Almost everyone here navigates by those crossings rather than by neighborhood name. Three ZIP codes cover the city: 48150 in the south, 48152 in the north, and 48154 in the center and east. Prices, tax bills, and school assignments all shift between them, so the first thing I do with a new buyer is figure out which part of Livonia actually fits.
It depends on the housing stock you want. Old Rosedale Gardens in the southeast holds Livonia's oldest platted neighborhood, with 1920s and 1930s colonials and Tudors on tree-lined streets. Coventry Gardens in central Livonia developed from the late 1950s onward with larger than average lots. Burton Hollow Estates and Castle Gardens in the north and center run to mid-century ranches, split-levels, and colonials. Around Newburgh Lake, homes back up to Hines Park and the Middle Rouge.
Sources: City of Livonia neighborhood associations; Homes.com neighborhood guide.Redfin put the Livonia median sale price at $334,818 as of , up 4.9% from a year earlier. Local MLS reporting for July 2026 showed a $340,000 median across 130 closings, with the median home going under contract in about 6 days. The $300,000 to $400,000 band alone made up roughly 36% of all sales. Condos sit well below that, near $187,500, and a Gill Road sale closed at $1,099,900. That spread is why I price from your street.
Sources: Redfin, June 2026; MLS market report, July 2026; Houzeo, 2026.Most Livonia addresses fall inside Livonia Public Schools, which runs three high schools: Stevenson on Six Mile Road, Churchill on Newburgh Road, and Franklin on Joy Road. The district also operates upper elementary and middle schools, the Livonia Career Technical Center, and Niji-Iro, a Japanese language immersion elementary school. Attendance boundaries do not follow ZIP codes, and a single street can split between two schools, so confirm your exact address with the district before you write an offer.
Sources: Livonia Public Schools; U.S. News & World Report.Livonia is wrapped by freeways on three sides, which is the practical reason people move here. I-96 runs along the southern edge toward downtown Detroit, I-275 forms the western boundary, and M-14 clips the northwest corner toward Ann Arbor. Off-peak, expect roughly 25 minutes to Detroit Metro Airport, 30 minutes to downtown Detroit, and about 30 minutes to Ann Arbor. Census figures put the mean travel time to work for Livonia residents at 24.3 minutes.
Drive times are off-peak estimates from Google Maps, checked . Commute figure: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 via Census Reporter.The City of Livonia maintains more than 1,389 acres across 60 park sites, plus three 18-hole golf courses and a recreation center. Greenmead Historical Park at 20501 Newburgh Road covers 95 acres and includes a historical village and the Virginia B. Matley Nature Trail. Newburgh Lake sits inside Wayne County's Hines Park corridor along the Middle Rouge River, with the Edward Hines Drive trail running through it. Rotary Park adds trails on the north side.
Sources: City of Livonia Parks and Recreation; Greenmead Historical Park.Livonia reported a population of 93,851, a median household income of $98,460, and a median age of 44.8 in the 2024 American Community Survey. That income figure runs well above the Wayne County median of $59,294 and the Michigan median of $72,389. The city also reports one of the highest State Equalized Valuation totals in Michigan at $5.2 billion, alongside the lowest overall tax rate among Wayne County cities.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 via Census Reporter; City of Livonia community profile.Last updated: . Figures change; I recheck them each time I write an offer.
Livonia Public Schools is the primary district here, running elementary, upper elementary, middle, and high schools from its administration offices at 15125 Farmington Road. The district operates three comprehensive high schools, all built during the population boom that followed the city's 1950 incorporation. Bentley High School, the district's first, opened in 1947 and closed in 1985. A small number of addresses on the city's edges fall into neighboring districts, so always confirm your specific address with the district before you write an offer.
One of the practical arguments for Livonia is that almost nothing requires a long trip. The mile road grid puts a grocery store, a pharmacy, a park, and an urgent care within a few minutes of most addresses in the city. Here is what sits inside that short drive.
The city maintains more than 1,389 acres across 60 park sites, including three 18-hole golf courses and an archery range. Rotary Park and Bicentennial Park anchor the north side, and the city dog park sits inside Bicentennial at 36000 West Seven Mile Road. Newburgh Lake and the Edward Hines Drive corridor run along the Middle Rouge River on the western edge, connecting into Wayne County's Hines Park trail system.
Sources: Livonia Parks and Recreation, (734) 466-2900; Livonia Dog Park.Big-box shopping clusters at two former mall sites. Wonderland Village at Plymouth and Middlebelt is anchored by Target, Walmart, and LA Fitness, with Costco, Meijer, and Home Depot nearby. Livonia Marketplace at Seven Mile and Middlebelt is anchored by Kohl's and Walmart. Pharmacy counters sit inside the grocery anchors at both centers, and neighborhood plazas fill the gaps along Five Mile, Six Mile, and Plymouth.
Sources: Wonderland Village leasing; Livonia Marketplace.Trinity Health Livonia Hospital at 36475 Five Mile Road is a 304-bed community hospital with a 24-hour emergency department and a Level II Trauma Center. The Felician Sisters opened it in 1959. On the Schoolcraft College campus, the Trinity Health Medical Center houses primary and specialty care, urgent care, a surgery center, lab, and radiology, reachable at (734) 655-8250.
Sources: Trinity Health Michigan; Livonia Medical Center.The Livonia Civic Center Library at 32777 Five Mile Road sits on the civic center campus beside City Hall, which was dedicated on . The library system also runs the Alfred Noble branch on Plymouth Road and the Sandburg branch on Seven Mile Road. The Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center handles youth, adult, and senior programming for city residents.
Sources: City of Livonia community profile; City of Livonia.Bates Burgers at 33406 Five Mile Road has been a Livonia fixture for decades and consistently ranks first among the city's restaurants on Tripadvisor. Archie's Tavern sits at 37714 West Six Mile Road near Laurel Park Place, and Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant operates at 17100 North Laurel Park Drive. The Haggerty Road corridor near I-275 holds the higher end, including a Fleming's Prime Steakhouse in the College Park development.
Sources: Tripadvisor; OpenTable.Greenmead Historical Park at 20501 Newburgh Road preserves a 13-building historical village plus the original farm complex, and hosts the annual Scottish Highland Games, an Irish Festival, and summer and fall flea markets. Sunday tours run through the summer, with weekday tours by appointment at (248) 477-7375. The Wilson Barn, built in 1919 on a dairy farm founded in 1847, hosts seasonal markets.
Sources: Greenmead Historical Park; City of Livonia.Last updated: .
The word "Livonia" covers a two-bedroom condo, a 1962 brick ranch on a quarter acre, and a large colonial near the Newburgh Lake corridor. A single median tells you almost nothing about your street. The bar below runs from the typical condo price to the highest recent sale in the city, with the area median marked.
Reading the range: the $300,000 to $400,000 band alone accounted for roughly 36% of Livonia sales in July 2026, and the $200,000 to $400,000 bands together made up about 66%. That concentration is why competition here feels sharper than the median suggests. New construction is close to nonexistent, so nearly every sale is existing housing stock.
Get fully underwritten before you tour, not just prequalified. With supply under one month and the typical home under contract in about six days, the winning offer is usually the one that is ready on day one. Decide your walk-away number before you see the house, because you will not have a week to think about it.
Speed is not a reason to skip the prep. Homes here have been selling at roughly 99.7% of asking price, which means the list price is doing the work. Price it from your own street's closed comps, invest in the photography, and use a coming-soon window to build a showing queue for the first weekend.
Sources: Redfin, June 2026; Redfin ZIP 48152, May 2026; Livonia MLS market report, July 2026; Houzeo, 2026. The 2025 price columns are back-calculated from the reported year-over-year change, so treat them as close approximations rather than published figures. Market data changes constantly and is provided for general information only.
Livonia is bounded by freeway on three sides, which explains a lot about why the city filled in when it did. I-96 runs along the southern edge and carries you straight into downtown Detroit. I-275 forms the western boundary and drops south to Detroit Metro Airport in about twenty minutes. M-14 clips the northwest corner and runs west to Ann Arbor. Inside the city, the mile road grid does the rest, with Five Mile, Six Mile, Seven Mile, Plymouth, and Schoolcraft running east to west. There is no commuter rail here, so plan on driving. Times below are off-peak estimates; a weekday 7:30 a.m. run into Detroit can add twenty minutes or more.
| Destination | Distance | Typical Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) | 15 miles | 25 minutes |
| Downtown Detroit | 20 miles | 30 minutes |
| Downtown Ann Arbor | 26 miles | 32 minutes |
| Novi and Twelve Oaks Mall | 10 miles | 16 minutes |
| Southfield business district | 13 miles | 21 minutes |
| Dearborn and the Ford campus | 14 miles | 24 minutes |
| Downtown Plymouth | 7 miles | 14 minutes |
Distances and off-peak drive times estimated with Google Maps from Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI 48154, checked . For context, the U.S. Census Bureau reported a mean travel time to work of 24.3 minutes for Livonia residents in its 2024 American Community Survey. Your actual commute will vary with time of day and route.
Livonia looks like a postwar suburb because most of it is one. But the city sits on a township that predates Michigan statehood, and the street names still carry the villages that were here first. A few of these stories surprise people who have lived here twenty years.
An act of the territorial legislature set the boundaries of Livonia Township on , carving it out of Nankin Township. The pioneers who settled here came from New England and New York, and they brought the name with them from Livonia, New York. A post office had already opened in June 1834, before the township existed.
Sources: City of Livonia; Livonia, Michigan.In the mid-1800s Michigan went through a craze for plank roads, two layers of wooden planks laid down so stagecoaches would stop sinking into the mud. The settlement of Livonia City, established in 1836, became known simply as Plank Road. By 1880 the same village had been renamed Clarenceville after a prominent local family, and it held roughly 200 to 300 people.
Source: WorldAtlas city history.At Greenmead, the 1820s homestead of pioneer Joshua Simmons, the North Barn went up in 1829 and was the first barn built in Livonia Township. The Greek Revival farmhouse followed in 1841. The Simmons family lived in a modest frame house first, because the barn mattered more. The farm site joined the National Register of Historic Places on .
Sources: Greenmead Farms; Michigan.org.Township residents voted to incorporate as a city on , folding in every remaining village at once. A significant motivation was tax revenue from the Detroit Race Course, then Michigan's only thoroughbred track. The DRC ran until 1998, and the land was sold for redevelopment afterward. The population went from roughly 17,000 in 1950 to more than 100,000 by 1998.
Sources: Livonia city history; WorldAtlas.The Felician Sisters founded and opened the community hospital on Five Mile Road in 1959, now Trinity Health Livonia Hospital with 304 beds. The same order had already founded Madonna University in 1947. Schoolcraft College followed in 1961, opening as Northwest Wayne County Community College before being renamed in 1963 after geologist Henry Schoolcraft.
Sources: Trinity Health Michigan; Schoolcraft College.Livonia Mall opened at Seven Mile and Middlebelt in 1964 and became one of the first enclosed shopping malls in Michigan. A year later a General Cinema multiplex was added, the first in the state. Both that mall and the older Wonderland Center, which opened as an outdoor plaza in 1959, were eventually demolished and rebuilt as open-air centers.
Sources: Livonia Marketplace; Wonderland Village.Livonia has no traditional downtown. Instead the commercial life spreads along the mile roads, with the densest clusters at Six Mile and I-275 near Laurel Park Place, at Plymouth and Middlebelt, and at Seven Mile and Middlebelt. That gives you a mix of decades-old counter-service institutions and newer chain restaurants sitting a few minutes apart.
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A Livonia counter-service fixture that has held the top spot among the city's restaurants on Tripadvisor. Sliders, fries, and not much ceremony. If you ask a lifelong resident where to eat, this name comes up before anything on Six Mile does.
33406 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154
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Sits a short walk from Laurel Park Place on West Six Mile Road, which makes it the default stop before or after a movie at the Phoenix Theatres. Standard tavern menu, and close enough to the I-275 interchange that it draws from Northville and Plymouth as well.
37714 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
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Full restaurant paired with a tasting room and wine club, tucked into the Laurel Park Drive commercial pocket north of Six Mile. It handles larger groups well, which is why it absorbs a lot of the graduation and anniversary traffic from the north end of the city.
17100 North Laurel Park Drive, Livonia, MI 48152
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Portions are built for a table rather than a person, so it works for a group that cannot agree on anything. It sits on Six Mile just east of the Laurel Park cluster, within a couple of minutes of the I-275 ramps.
38888 Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
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A Michigan chain that started in Birmingham in 1970 and is close to a state institution at this point. The Livonia location sits inside Laurel Park Place, so it doubles as the practical lunch stop mid-shopping trip.
Laurel Park Place, 37700 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
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Located on Haggerty Road in the College Park development just north of Six Mile Road, with direct access to I-275. This is the corridor Livonia sends people to when the occasion calls for white tablecloths rather than a tavern booth.
Haggerty Road at College Park, Livonia, MI 48152
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The city's remaining enclosed mall, anchored by Von Maur and Dunham's Sports, with a Phoenix Theatres cinema and an attached Livonia Marriott hotel. It sits directly off I-275 at Six Mile Road, which is why it draws from Northville and Plymouth too.
37700 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
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Anchored by Target, Walmart, and LA Fitness at the southwest corner of Middlebelt and Plymouth. The site opened as the outdoor Wonderland Center in 1959, was enclosed in the 1980s, then demolished and rebuilt as an open-air center that reopened in 2007.
29451 to 30273 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150
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Anchored by Kohl's and Walmart at the northwest corner of Seven Mile and Middlebelt. It opened in 2010 on the site of the former Livonia Mall, which had stood there since 1964 as one of Michigan's first enclosed shopping malls.
29480 West Seven Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
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The blocks around Wonderland Village hold Costco, Meijer, Home Depot, Menards, Marshalls, PetSmart, and Dick's Sporting Goods. For most Livonia addresses this is the single trip that covers groceries, hardware, and everything else in one stop, one mile south of I-96.
Middlebelt Road at Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150
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More than 160 vendors set up on the grounds of Greenmead Historical Park for the summer and fall markets. Admission runs a few dollars for ages 12 and up, children are free, and proceeds go back into preserving the historic village. Bring cash and a wagon.
20501 Newburgh Road, Livonia, MI 48152
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A 1919 barn standing on the site of a dairy farm founded in 1847, now run with the help of the Friends of the Barn. It hosts seasonal produce markets and community events through the warmer months and is one of the few working reminders of Livonia's farming century.
Middlebelt Road at West Chicago, Livonia, MI 48150
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Livonia was platted on a farm grid and built out fast, but the city held back a lot of land while it did. Mature canopy and park frontage are two things you cannot renovate in later, so they are worth knowing before you write an offer.
Ninety-five acres at 20501 Newburgh Road, built around the 1820s homestead of pioneer Joshua Simmons. The farm complex joined the National Register of Historic Places on , and the site now holds a 13-building historical village, a community garden, soccer fields, and the Virginia B. Matley Nature Trail. The North Barn here went up in 1829 and was the first barn built in Livonia Township. Through the warmer months the grounds host the Scottish Highland Games, an Irish Festival, and summer and fall flea markets that draw more than 160 vendors. Sunday tours run through the summer, with weekday tours by appointment.
Sources: City of Livonia, (248) 477-7375; Greenmead Farms.On the western edge, Newburgh Lake sits inside Wayne County's Hines Park corridor along the Middle Rouge River. Fishing, paddling, and long riverside walking, with Edward Hines Drive running the length of it. Streets backing onto this corridor are the closest thing Livonia has to waterfront, and they price accordingly.
Sources: Wayne County Parks; City of Livonia.The city dog park sits inside Bicentennial Park at 36000 West Seven Mile Road in 48152. Waste stations, a dog drinking fountain from April through September, benches, agility stations, and separate areas for small and large dogs. It runs as a members-only park for Livonia residents with an annual fee, so check current pricing before you go.
Source: Livonia Dog Park, Parks and Recreation (734) 466-2900.A wooded north-side park with walking trails, picnic shelters, and a nature-study feel that is rare in a city this built out. It sits near the Seven Mile corridor, a short drive from the Bicentennial Park complex, and it is where residents go when they want trees rather than ballfields.
Source: City of Livonia Parks and Recreation.Livonia owns and runs three 18-hole municipal golf courses, which is unusual for a city of this size, alongside an archery range and the Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center for youth, adult, and senior programming. Resident rates apply, so the courses function as neighborhood amenities rather than destination clubs.
Sources: Parks and Recreation; City of Livonia community profile.The Middle Rouge River runs the western edge of Livonia, and Wayne County's Hines Park follows it for roughly 17 miles from Dearborn up to Northville. Inside the city that corridor links Newburgh Lake, the Edward Hines Drive trail, and the Newburgh Road neighborhoods, so a good stretch of Livonia's green space connects on foot or by bike without touching a mile road. If park frontage or trail access matters to you, say so early and I will point you at the streets that back onto it, because those lots rarely come up twice in a season.
Sources: Wayne County Parks; City of Livonia. Last updated .These are the questions that come up after the offer is accepted, and they are worth understanding before it is. Michigan bills property taxes twice a year on a schedule that surprises out-of-state buyers, and the amount depends on your exemption status, not just your purchase price. Rates and figures change, so verify current numbers with the city and your provider before you budget.
The City of Livonia Treasurer issues real property tax bills based on values set by the City Assessor, then distributes the money to the taxing units. Livonia reports the lowest overall tax rate among cities in Wayne County, though effective rates still vary by ZIP because school and assessment district lines cut across the city. Delinquent real property taxes go to the Wayne County Treasurer.
Sources: City of Livonia; Wayne County rate data.The Principal Residence Exemption, sometimes called the homestead exemption, removes school operating mills from your bill. File the affidavit with the Assessor by June 1 to apply it to that year's summer and winter levies, or by November 1 for the winter levy only. Qualifying homeowners may also defer summer taxes to February 14, and winter taxes to April 30 with a Michigan Homestead Property Tax Credit claim.
Source: City of Livonia tax and payment information.Summer taxes are billed July 1 and mailed the first week of July, payable without penalty through September 14. Starting September 15, interest of 1% applies for the month, with another 1% added each month after. Winter taxes are billed December 1 and due February 14. If a due date falls on a weekend or holiday, it moves to the next business day.
Source: City of Livonia online property inquiry.DTE Energy supplies both electricity and natural gas across Livonia, so most households deal with a single utility account rather than two. Start or transfer service before closing rather than on move-in day. Reach DTE customer service at (800) 477-4747, and report a downed line or a gas odor immediately at the same number.
Source: DTE Energy, service territory and contact details.The City of Livonia handles water and sewer billing for city addresses, drawing treated water from the regional system that serves southeast Michigan. Water and sewer arrive as a separate bill from your property taxes, so budget for both. Set up the account in your name at closing, and ask the seller for a final read so you are not paying for their last month.
Source: City of Livonia, public service and utility billing.The City of Livonia runs curbside collection for residents on a weekly schedule tied to your address. The city also still operates a popular curbside leaf pickup program every fall, which matters more than it sounds if you are buying under the mature trees in Old Rosedale Gardens or Coventry Gardens. Check your collection day with the city before your first week.
Source: City of Livonia community profile.Last updated: . Verify current rates, schedules, and contact details directly with each provider.
The pattern in my reviews is consistent, and it is not really about houses. Clients talk about not feeling pressured, about being able to reach me, and about the deal simply getting done. Here are three of them, published on my Zillow profile, which carries a 4.9 average across 14 reviews.
Jeannette Christian
“We found our dream home thanks to his guidance.”Nick was incredibly patient through out our first home buying experience. He never made us feel pressured and explained every step to us. It was an absolute pleasure to work with him. We would definitely recommend him to anyone.
Paulrabasca
“He knew the market very well and got me better results than I ever expected.”Nick Baldwin was an absolute pleasure to work with. I found him very professional and personal at the same time. He made the sale of my home as stress free as possible. I would recommend his service to anyone.
Satenik
“We would recommend him and his team in a heartbeat!”Nick Baldwin and his team have been outstanding in helping us navigate the purchase of our first home. Not only he has been the most accessible and answered the multitude of our questions, but his referrals for contract work, attorney and others have been great!
Reviews shown are published on Zillow and reproduced here as written by the client. Nick Baldwin has practiced in Michigan and, earlier in his career, in New Jersey, so the reviews below reflect transactions in both markets. Read every review on the Zillow profile.
Livonia was built out fast, mostly between 1950 and 1980, so the neighborhood you choose is largely a choice about which decade of construction you want. Buildable land is effectively gone and new construction is close to nonexistent, which is why the older platted areas hold their value. Here are six that come up most often.
Most sales in the $250,000 to $400,000 band
Livonia's oldest platted neighborhood, in the southeast corner near Plymouth Road. Colonials and Tudors from the 1920s and 1930s sit on narrow, mature streets, which is unusual for a city dominated by post-war ranches. An active homeowners association runs events through the year.
View Homes →Most sales in the $300,000 to $450,000 band
Development began in the late 1950s, though most homes went up over the following two decades. The mix runs from ranches and split-levels to Colonial Revivals and Tudor Revivals, with larger than average lots and winding streets. Holmes Middle School and the Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center are close by.
View Homes →Median $525,000, up 9.4% year over year
One of the strongest price points in the city, with a median sale price of $525,000 over a recent three-month window. Homes there sold in about 6 days on average, against 38 days a year earlier. Median price per square foot was reported at $191. Inventory is thin, so plan to move quickly.
View Homes →Median $292,000, up 1.7% year over year
An entry point into the city at a median of about $292,000 over a recent three-month window, with median price per square foot around $237. Redfin scored the area 83 out of 100 for competitiveness, and homes there sold in roughly 24 days. Multiple offers are common, and some arrive with contingencies waived.
View Homes →Most sales in the $300,000 to $425,000 band
North-side neighborhood of mid-century ranches, colonials, and split-levels on generous lots, near Stevenson High School and the Civic Center Library on Five Mile Road. The Burton Hollow Swim Club is one of several private neighborhood swim clubs that still operate across the city.
View Homes →Most sales in the $275,000 to $400,000 band
Castle Gardens runs to ranch-style and colonial homes at a price point that draws first-time buyers into the city. West of it, the Newburgh Road corridor backs onto Newburgh Lake and the Edward Hines Drive trail system, which is the closest thing Livonia has to waterfront.
View Homes →Neighborhood price figures for Windridge Village and Mar-Git are from Redfin neighborhood reports, 2026. Price bands for the other neighborhoods reflect citywide sale distribution reported in the July 2026 Livonia MLS market report rather than published neighborhood medians. Ask me for closed comps on a specific street.
I tell you what I actually think, including when the answer is that you should wait. My job is to give you good information, not to talk you into a transaction this quarter.
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You reach me, not a call queue. In a market where the typical Livonia home goes under contract in about six days, communication is not a soft skill. It is the whole job.
Promise · 02
Twenty years, hundreds of closings, and teams that ran past $60 million a year. I have seen bidding wars, rate shocks, and deals that nearly fell apart at the table. Very little surprises me now.
Promise · 03Real estate is about a whole lot more than bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage. It is really about what comes next. First home, more space, downsizing, relocating to Michigan, or just wondering what your house is worth right now. Those are all different conversations, and I would rather have the honest version of yours than run you through a script.
You can find houses on the internet all day long. What you actually need is someone in your corner who knows the market, communicates with you, tells you the truth, and knows how to get you from where you are now to where you want to be. That is the whole pitch. Whether you are ready to move today or just starting to think about it, I am always happy to talk.
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From the first phone call to the day you get the keys, here is the whole process. No mystery, no pressure, and no stage where you are left wondering what happens next.
Call, text, or send the form. We talk for twenty minutes about what you are actually trying to do and whether the timing works. If this is not the right moment for you, I will say so.
Buyers get a search plan with real budget math and school boundary checks. Sellers get a pricing analysis from closed comps on their own street, plus a prep list. Investors get the deal modeled with repairs and vacancy in it.
We tour with intent and write offers that compete without overexposing you. On the listing side, photography and video go live with a coming-soon window that builds a showing queue before the first weekend.
Inspection, appraisal, title, and closing, with every deadline tracked so nothing lands on you by surprise. After closing I stay reachable, because most of my business comes from people I already worked with.
Redfin reported a median sale price of $334,818 for Livonia as of June 2026, up 4.9% year over year, and local MLS reporting showed a $340,000 median in July 2026. Condos run closer to $187,500. The single largest concentration of sales, about 36%, falls in the $300,000 to $400,000 band. Your street matters more than the citywide median, so ask me for closed comps before you set a number.
Fast. The typical Livonia home went under contract in about 6 days in July 2026, and roughly 61.5% of sales were gone within a week. Months of supply sat at 0.82, with more homes pending than actively listed. Practically, that means you should be fully underwritten with your lender before you tour, and you should decide your walk-away number before you fall for a kitchen.
Plan on roughly 30 minutes off-peak to cover the 20 miles from Livonia to downtown Detroit, almost all of it on I-96, which runs along the southern edge of the city. A weekday morning departure around 7:30 can add twenty minutes or more. There is no commuter rail serving Livonia, so this is a driving commute. The Census Bureau put the mean travel time to work for Livonia residents at 24.3 minutes.
Take I-275 south from the western edge of Livonia and you reach Detroit Metropolitan Airport in about 25 minutes, covering roughly 15 miles. This is one of the quiet advantages of living here, and it is why the city draws people who travel for work. From the Six Mile and I-275 interchange near Laurel Park Place the run is even shorter.
Yes. The Livonia Dog Park sits inside Bicentennial Park at 36000 West Seven Mile Road in 48152. It has waste stations, a dog drinking fountain available April through September, benches, agility stations, and separate areas for small and large dogs. It is a members-only park for Livonia residents with an annual fee, so check current pricing with Parks and Recreation at (734) 466-2900 before you go.
That intersection is the densest retail corner in the city. Wonderland Village at the southwest corner of Middlebelt and Plymouth is anchored by Target and Walmart, and Costco, Meijer, Home Depot, and Menards all sit nearby. Pharmacy counters operate inside the grocery anchors. If you are north of Six Mile, Livonia Marketplace at Seven Mile and Middlebelt covers the same ground.
Newburgh Lake sits inside Wayne County's Hines Park corridor along the Middle Rouge River, on Livonia's western edge, and the Edward Hines Drive trail runs through it. Nearby, Greenmead Historical Park at 20501 Newburgh Road adds 95 acres and the Virginia B. Matley Nature Trail. Citywide, Livonia maintains more than 1,389 acres across 60 park sites, including three 18-hole golf courses.
The Six Mile and I-275 area holds most of the city's dining. Archie's Tavern is at 37714 West Six Mile Road, Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant at 17100 North Laurel Park Drive, and Buca di Beppo at 38888 Six Mile Road. Olga's Kitchen operates inside the mall itself. For something older and more local, Bates Burgers at 33406 Five Mile Road is the name residents give first.
Most Livonia addresses are served by Livonia Public Schools, which runs three high schools: Stevenson at 33500 Six Mile Road, Churchill at 8900 Newburgh Road, and Franklin at 31000 Joy Road. The district also operates upper elementary and middle schools, a career technical center, and Niji-Iro, a Japanese immersion elementary. Attendance boundaries do not follow ZIP codes, so confirm your exact address with the district.
You get pre-approved, tour, then submit a written purchase agreement. Once the seller accepts, you deposit earnest money, complete your inspection, and your lender orders the appraisal and finishes underwriting while a title company confirms clear ownership. A contingency is a condition that lets you exit without losing your deposit, such as financing or inspection. Michigan does not require an attorney at closing. Most Livonia closings land 30 to 45 days out.
Commission in Michigan is negotiable, and since the 2024 industry settlement, buyer agent compensation is negotiated separately rather than assumed through the MLS. Sellers also budget for state and county transfer tax, title work, a prorated share of property taxes, and any payoff or repair credits. I give you a written net sheet before you list, so you see the actual number that lands in your account rather than a percentage.
Livonia reports the lowest overall tax rate among cities in Wayne County, but effective rates still vary by ZIP because school and assessment district lines cut across the city. Michigan bills twice: summer taxes on July 1, due September 14, and winter taxes on December 1, due February 14. Filing the Principal Residence Exemption with the City Assessor removes school operating mills from your bill. Verify current figures with the Treasurer.
That depends entirely on your situation, and I will not give you a blanket yes. What I can tell you is what the market is doing: prices up 4.9% year over year, supply under one month, and homes going under contract in about six days. Those conditions favor a prepared buyer and punish an unprepared one. If your financing is not sorted or your timeline is soft, waiting is often the smarter call.
Yes, and I handle relocating buyers regularly. That means video walkthroughs, briefings on how school attendance boundaries and city lines actually work here, electronic signing, and attending the inspection on your behalf so you are not flying in to stand in a basement. I will also be honest with you about which parts of the city fit what you described and which do not.
Conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA loans all work in Wayne County, and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority offers programs including down payment assistance for eligible buyers. I am not a lender, so I will not quote you a rate. I will connect you with local lenders who close on time, which matters more than a tenth of a point when supply is under one month.
Sometimes. Livonia's post-war brick ranches and colonials have been rental stock for decades, and the median price around $334,818 sits well below most of the Detroit suburbs with comparable school access. The catch is competition: with supply under one month, investors bid against owner-occupants who can stretch. We model purchase price, repairs, vacancy, and capital expenditures first, and I will tell you when a deal does not pencil.
Tell me what you are trying to do and I will come back with a plan, a home valuation, or the free buyer guide, whichever you need first. No pressure and no drip campaign you cannot escape.
A 33-page walk through buying in Livonia: current market data, the neighborhoods and ZIP codes, Livonia Public Schools, the Michigan purchase process, property taxes and utilities, and financing.
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