Live listings, route analysis, and neighborhood breakdown for homes within a 15-minute drive of NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab.
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0.3 miles south · 2-3 minute drive
Pittsfield Township golf-course community with custom 2000s homes along Arthur Hills fairways, drawing executives and physicians.
0.8 miles southwest · 2-4 minute drive
Large Pittsfield Township community of 1990s and 2000s colonials around a private lake, popular with physicians and tech commuters.
1.1 miles southwest · 3-5 minute drive
Upper-tier section of Lake Forest with larger 2000s custom homes on wooded lots, pool and clubhouse access, and Saline school district.
1.3 miles southwest · 4-6 minute drive
Pittsfield Township subdivision of 1980s colonials and ranches on curving streets, feeding Ann Arbor schools and close to State Street commercial.
1.5 miles south · 4-6 minute drive
Pittsfield Township neighborhood of 1990s brick colonials on generous lots, anchored by a community pool and Ann Arbor school boundaries.
1.6 miles southwest · 4-6 minute drive
2000s Pittsfield Township subdivision of mid-sized colonials on quiet cul-de-sacs, convenient to US-23 and the Saline-Ann Arbor corridor.
1.9 miles southwest · 5-7 minute drive
South Ann Arbor subdivision of 1990s colonials with community pool, popular with young families for the short hop to Briarwood and I-94.
2.0 miles south · 5-8 minute drive
Southeast neighborhood off Packard with 1960s ranches and modest colonials, anchored by Bryant Community Center and Pittsfield Elementary.
2.0 miles south · 5-8 minute drive
Affordable southeast neighborhood with 1960s ranches and duplexes near Bryant, served by Arbor Oaks Park and close to Briarwood Mall.
2.1 miles southwest · 5-8 minute drive
Pittsfield Township townhome and condo community built in the 2000s off Ellsworth, a common landing spot for relocating hospital staff.
2.1 miles south · 5-8 minute drive
Southeast corridor along Stone School Road with 1970s colonials, townhome pockets, and proximity to Pittsfield Park and I-94.
2.5 miles south · 6-9 minute drive
1940s co-op community of brick row homes south of Stadium, one of the most affordable ownership options inside city limits.
2.7 miles south · 7-10 minute drive
South-central neighborhood around Pattengill Elementary with postwar ranches and Cape Cods, quiet streets, and quick I-94 access for commuters.
2.8 miles southeast · 7-11 minute drive
Mid-century subdivision west of Stadium with brick ranches and split-levels, a small neighborhood pool, and steady turnover among hospital staff.
3.0 miles southwest · 7-11 minute drive
South Ann Arbor subdivision of 1970s colonials and ranches near US-23 and St. Joseph Mercy, convenient for east-side hospital commuters.
3.4 miles south · 7-11 minute drive
Dense rental and starter-home corridor where Packard meets Stadium, mixing 1920s bungalows, student houses, and walkups near Pioneer High.
3.7 miles south · 7-12 minute drive
Southern stretch of Burns Park with smaller 1940s bungalows and ranches, close to Buhr Park, the ice arena, and Packard commercial strip.
3.9 miles southeast · 8-12 minute drive
West-side neighborhood around Dicken Elementary with 1960s ranches and splits, bordering Dicken Woods nature area and a short drive to downtown.
Commute quality is a function of three things: distance, direction, and the road you end up on. Here is how each qualifying neighborhood approaches NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab and what the drive tends to feel like.
From Stonebridge, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab sits to the south, barely a mile. 0.3 by the road. The usual route runs along local streets. Expect roughly 2-3 minutes depending on traffic. Parking at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab is plentiful and free in most cases, a quiet selling point against employers in downtown garages.
Commuters in Lake Forest approach NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab from the northeast, 0.8 miles, which most residents cover on foot or bike. Free-flow drive time is near 2 minutes; typical weekday mornings run 4. The most reliable corridor is local streets. Flexible hybrid schedules at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab have thinned the classic rush hour; true bottlenecks are now Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
Commuters in Lake Forest Highlands approach NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab from the northeast, 1.1 miles, which most residents cover on foot or bike. Free-flow drive time is near 3 minutes; typical weekday mornings run 5. The most reliable corridor is local streets. Parking at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab is plentiful and free in most cases, a quiet selling point against employers in downtown garages.
Driving from Forestbrooke to NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab means heading southwest, a short 1.3-mile drive. Off-peak, the drive runs around 4 minutes; rush hour pushes it to 6. Most drivers use local streets. Shift workers and second-shift employees at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab enjoy near-empty roads; the commute math favors anyone off the nine-to-five.
University Palisades residents heading to NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab track south, a short 1.5-mile drive. Budget 4 minutes off-peak, up to 6 at 8 AM. Google Maps almost always suggests local streets. Flexible hybrid schedules at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab have thinned the classic rush hour; true bottlenecks are now Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
From Silverleaf, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab sits to the southwest, roughly 1.6 miles along local streets. The usual route runs along local streets. Expect roughly 4-6 minutes depending on traffic. Flexible hybrid schedules at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab have thinned the classic rush hour; true bottlenecks are now Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab lies southwest of Darlington. Locals default to local streets (1.9 miles of easy driving). Plan on 5 to 7 minutes door-to-door, with the high end during morning rush. Corporate schedules at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab run standard 8-5, so the sharpest congestion falls between 7:45 and 8:15 inbound and 4:45 to 5:15 outbound.
Driving from Bryant to NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab means heading south, roughly 2.0 miles along local streets. Most drivers use local streets. Off-peak, the drive runs around 5 minutes; rush hour pushes it to 8. Corporate schedules at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab run standard 8-5, so the sharpest congestion falls between 7:45 and 8:15 inbound and 4:45 to 5:15 outbound.
From Arbor Oaks, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab sits to the south. The usual route runs along local streets (2.0 miles of easy driving). Expect roughly 5-8 minutes depending on traffic. Shift workers and second-shift employees at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab enjoy near-empty roads; the commute math favors anyone off the nine-to-five.
Driving from Bella Vista to NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab means heading southwest, roughly 2.1 miles along local streets. Most drivers use local streets. Off-peak, the drive runs around 5 minutes; rush hour pushes it to 8. Parking at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab is plentiful and free in most cases, a quiet selling point against employers in downtown garages.
Commuters in Stone School approach NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab from the north, roughly 2.1 miles along local streets. The most reliable corridor is local streets. Free-flow drive time is near 5 minutes; typical weekday mornings run 8. Corporate schedules at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab run standard 8-5, so the sharpest congestion falls between 7:45 and 8:15 inbound and 4:45 to 5:15 outbound.
Driving from Pittsfield Village to NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab means heading south, a short 2.5-mile drive. Off-peak, the drive runs around 6 minutes; rush hour pushes it to 9. Most drivers use local streets. Flexible hybrid schedules at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab have thinned the classic rush hour; true bottlenecks are now Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab draws talent from across the region, with employees spread across every corner of Washtenaw County and into Wayne and Livingston. The housing question is really a commute question: where can you live and still arrive at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab in thirty minutes without a fight?
Stonebridge sits roughly 0.3 miles south of NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Lake Forest sits roughly 0.8 miles southwest of NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Lake Forest Highlands sits roughly 1.1 miles southwest of NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab. For slightly more space and lower per-foot pricing, Darlington runs about 1.9 miles away with a still-manageable commute. Buyers willing to trade a few extra minutes often land in Pattengill (roughly 2.7 miles), where inventory and prices open up meaningfully.
Hybrid schedules have softened rush hour across NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab's catchment, but Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays still behave like classic commute days. Monday and Friday volume is noticeably lighter.
The NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab workforce leans toward stable, professional buyers with strong credit profiles. Dual-income households with at least one member at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab and the other elsewhere in the region are the single largest segment, and they filter obsessively by commute.
Inventory within twenty minutes of NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab has tightened over the last three years in sync with employment growth, but the submarket is less competitive than hospital-anchored or campus-anchored rings. Buyers here can still shop with reasonable deliberation.
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Within a 15-minute driving ring of NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, buyers typically find inventory across both in-city Ann Arbor neighborhoods and the surrounding townships. Closer rings skew toward walkable, higher-per-foot neighborhoods; wider rings open up more square footage and newer construction. The ranked neighborhood list above shows every qualifying option with approximate drive times.
Traffic near NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab follows predictable patterns tied to the 8 AM and 5 PM commute peaks. Outside those windows, drives tend to run at or below posted speeds. Arriving ten to fifteen minutes before or after the peak window can cut a 15-minute drive by four to six minutes on a typical weekday.
Homes within about 2 miles of NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab are genuinely walkable or bikeable; Ann Arbor has protected bike lanes and shared-use paths that make the ride safer than the raw distance suggests. Buyers who prioritize human-powered commutes generally pay a premium per square foot to stay inside that radius, but the savings on parking and vehicle wear often pay the difference back over time.
Each direction around NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab produces a different commute character. North draws on Plymouth Road and US-23, south on State Street and Ann Arbor-Saline, east on Washtenaw and I-94, west on Jackson Road and I-94 west. Your best direction depends on where school runs, second jobs, and daycare pickups fall in your weekly pattern, not just the raw drive to NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab.
The average weekday drive time into NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab from within Ann Arbor is under 15 minutes off-peak and under 22 minutes during morning rush. Homes from outer townships (Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan) add another 10-20 minutes depending on direction and highway access.
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab operates on mostly standard daytime hours, which means traffic patterns for employees align with the classic morning and evening peaks. Flexible-schedule workers and anyone who can arrive before 7:45 or after 8:45 avoid the worst of it.
Drive time ranges on this page are modeled from straight-line distance plus the Ann Arbor road-network coefficient. Actual travel times vary with season, construction, and time of day. Listings refresh hourly against the live inventory in our database.
Last verified: May 2026. Methodology notes are available on our About page.