Townie Survey Results - Jan 2023
Best Coffee in Ann Arbor
41% - Roos Roast
25% - Hyperion
8% - Dozer
8% - Zingerman’s
4% - Downtown Home & Garden
4% - Cahoots
4% - Sweetwater’s
4% - Vertex
Best Place to Work Remotely
22.7% - Sweetwater’s
18.3% - Ann Arbor District Library
13% - Homes Campus
13% - Home Office
5% - Shinola
5% - Union Rec
5% - Zingerman’s Next Door
5% - Argus Greenhouse
5% - Literati
4% - Bridge Community Cafe
4% - Panera
Townie Gripe
37.5% - High property taxes
25% - Not enough affordable housing
13% - Not enough housing (of any kind)
8.5% - Too many cannabis dispensaries
8% - Cost of parking / Not enough parking
4% - Not enough days of sunshine
4% - Too much griping (touché)
First Thing I Look For In A House
58% - Location
19% - Square Feet / # of Bedrooms / Lot Size
8% - Finishes / Updates needed
8% - Proximity to local parks / running routes
7% - Age of major applicances
Most Appealing Bonus Feature in a Home
28% - Solar Panels
24% - Heated Flooring
12% - Heated Garage
8% - Orangeburg / Radon Mitigation Complete
8% - Smarthome appliances
4% - Pot filler in kitchen
4% - Hot tub
4% - Walkout Basement
4% - All new appliances
Favorite Ann Arbor Neighborhoods
(Rank Choice voting)
#1 - Burns Park (47%)
#2 - Old West Side (39%)
#3 - Water Hill (39%)
#4 - Eberwhite (26%)
#5 - Barton Hills (26%)
#6 - Northside (21%)
#7 - Ann Arbor Hills (21%)
#8 - Arborview / Wildwood (19%)
#9 - Dicken (19%)
#10 - Kerrytown (9%)
Most Important Qualities in a Realtor
(Rank Choice Voting)
#1 - Provide insights about future repairs / defects (54%)
#2 - Help negotiate the lowest price possible / winning a bidding war (51%)
#3 - Guiding me through every step of the process (46%)
#4 - Being available to show properties on my schedule (41%)
#5 - Learning about new listings before they are on Zillow (37%)
#6 - Research property history / prepare comps (16%)
#7 - Honesty / Transparency (12%)
Favorite Place to Run / Walk / Cycle
19% - Bird Hills
16% - Gallup Park
15% - Barton Hills
15% - Dirt Roads North near Domino’s Farms
12% - Argo / Bandemer Loop
11% - Entire B2B system in Washtenaw County
8% - The Arb
4% - Delhi Metropark
