Livingston County - Quality of Life

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EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION
COMMUNITY	SCHOOL DISTRICT	STUDENTS	INSTRUCTORS	HIGH SCHOOLS
Brighton	Brighton Area Schools	6,260	310	2
Dexter	Dexter Community Schools	2,299	130	1
Fowlerville	Fowlerville Community Schools	2,600	131	2
Hartland	Hartland Community Schools	3,575	173	1
Howell	Howell Public Schools	5,867	303	1
Pinckney	Pinckney Community Schools	3,844	172	1
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Lansing Community College	Lansing (Ingham Co.)	18,432
Washtenaw Community College	Ann Arbor (Washtenaw	10,245

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Michigan State University	E. Lansing (Ingham Co.)	40,254
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor (Washtenaw Co.)	36,845
Source: MI Department of Education, 1996

MEDICAL FACILITIES
TYPE OF FACILITY	# IN COUNTY	# OF BEDS
Hospitals	1	136
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (2000)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
38,986	$187,500	6,301	$681
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	14F./-10C.	28F./-2C.
July	60F./16C.	81F./27C
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	32in./81cm.	45in./114cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
158	7	11
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

20,433 acres of public land including the Brighton, Island Lake, and Pinckney State Recreation areas; Mt. Brighton ski area; canoeing on the Huron River; numerous hiking and nature trails; 19 golf courses.

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004