Home Tour

The people of the University District are proud of our neighborhood, city, children, homes and each other.

Bi-Annual Home Tour

In order to keep the neighborhood a safe, bright, happy, and interesting place to live, the University District Community Association (UDCA), a 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization was organized in the 1980s. The Bi-Annual Home Tour is the UDCA’s biggest fundraising effort and allows residents to highlight the amazing aspects of our community for those who live outside it.

Most of the approximately 1,200 homes were built during the “Golden Age of Housing” (1925-1941), when construction technology was highly developed and building costs were relatively low. The homes in the University District reflect a wide variety of architectural styles; Tudor, Colonial, Mediterranean and French Provincial.

The University District is a community diverse in its people and cultures – abundant with doctors, lawyers, musicians, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, business professionals, small business owners, homemakers and City of Detroit, Wayne County and State of Michigan officials. Some previous famous residents of the neighborhood include David Ruffin, Gilda Radner and Jerome Cavanagh.

Home Tour 2026

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Adult Ticket

All tickets are fully refundable up to 48 hours prior to the event. The event will take place rain or shine. Please note, this almost 100-year old neighborhood has some uneven sidewalks, and not all of the homes on the tour have handrails on outdoor stairs and landings. Due to the standards of construction in the 1920s and 1930s, most interior doorways are not wide enough for wheelchairs to get through.

$30.00 $25.00

Unlimited

Child Ticket

Ticket for children ages 3-18. All tickets are fully refundable up to 48 hours prior to the event. The event will take place rain or shine. Please note, this almost 100-year old neighborhood has some uneven sidewalks, and not all of the homes on the tour have handrails on outdoor stairs and landings. Due to the standards of construction in the 1920s and 1930s, most interior doorways are not wide enough for wheelchairs to get through.

$5.00

Unlimited

Get your ticket before 5/31/26 and receive $5 0ff.

Tickets are fully refundable up to 48 hours before the event. Children under 3 are free.

Sign up to Volunteer

The tour wouldn’t be possible without our planning team. Fresh energy and helping hands are needed to carry this tradition forward. Consider joining the committee and making your mark.

Apply to have your Home on the Tour

Do you live in a home that showcases the charms of our community? Whether big or small, classic or modern, we welcome all homeowners to apply, especially those never featured before!

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