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With its well-kept historic homes, wrap-around porches, carefully tended gardens and a downtown dotted with quaint shops, Saline looks like the setting for a Norman Rockwell painting.

But it's not all small-town charm. The housing boom of several years ago ringed Saline with new neighborhoods and golf courses. New schools followed. Saline and the five townships (Bridgewater, Lodi, Pittsfield, Saline and York) that surround it stretched and grew, making it a tale of two cities. read more...

Latest Community News

Updated: 2 critically injured when plane crashes in Pittsfield Township back yard

Posted: Fri May 25 12:18 p.m.

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A Pittsfield Township police officer looks on as FAA inspector Carl R. Welke examines the wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed landed in the backyard of a home off Warner Road on Friday, critically injuring two people.

Steve Pepple | AnnArbor.com

Update to this story: Pittsfield Township couple flew over their home moments before plane crash Two people suffered critical injuries when a single-engine plane crashed in the back yard of a home on Warner Road in Pittsfield Township Friday morning.

Robbery at TCF Bank in Saline sends schools into lockdown

Posted: Fri May 25 12:12 p.m.

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This TCF Bank branch, located on Michigan Avenue in Saline, was robbed Friday morning. Saline Area Schools were sent into lock-down for more than an hour as police scoured the area for two suspects.

Steve Pepple | AnnArbor.com

The TCF Bank in Saline was robbed Friday morning, police confirmed just after noon. All buildings within Saline Area Schools were placed on lockdown from the time of the robbery around 11 a.m. until 12:40 p.m., according to school officials. At that time police told school officials they felt very strongly the suspect or suspects were no longer in the area.

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Saline swim coach Todd Brunty receives national coach of the year award

Posted: Fri Jan 6 6:13 p.m.

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Saline High School swimming and diving coach Todd Brunty (center) was presented with the NISCA coach of the year award on Thursday. He is pictured with Saline athletic director Rob White (left) and superintendent Scot Graden (right).

Photo courtesy of Kym Williams

Updated story: Saline mistakenly awards swim coach Todd Brunty national coach of the year The Saline High School boys swimming and diving team hosted its first meet of the season on Thursday and -- to the surprise of no one -- won by nearly 100 points over visiting Tecumseh. Such margins of victory have become commonplace for the swimming program under coach Todd Brunty. What happened poolside during the meet’s intermission, however, was anything but. Brunty was presented with the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association coach of the year award.

Community Data

Demographics

Population
Households9,471
Median age40.5 years
Female50.3%
Male49.7%
Race
White93.2%
African-American3.0%
American Indian0.1%
Asian4.4%
Hispanic/Latino1.3%
Othern/a %
Income and education
Median household income $89,415
Education: high school or higher96.3%
Education: bachelor's degree or higher56.5%
Employment 68.3%
Poverty 4.7%

Real Estate (2009)

Listings 135
Sales 99
Avg. list price $196,474
Avg. sale price $190,070
Median sale price $185,000

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