Reviews & Comments
Ida township, MI
Public Transportation -
7/13/2007 In all of Monroe County, public transportation is available for a nominal fee. You must call ahead, but a small bus will come to your home.
Ida township, MI
Culture and Recreation are Close to Home -
6/22/2007 We do have hay rides available here. There are many activities available through the churches, also.
The good news is that we are half an hour from the Toledo Zoo, COSI (the science museum in Toledo) and the Toledo Museum of Art. There are many great activities so close to home.
In addition, we are about forty five minutes from either Ann Arbor or Detroit, making either a perfect choice for a day of fun or a night on the town. The good news is that, after you're done with your activity, you can retreat into the peace and quiet of your home here in Ida. Talk about having it all!
Ida township, MI
Crime in Ida? -
6/22/2007 Most of the crime consists of kids smashing mailboxes with baseball bats or rummaging through unlocked cars for CDs. Since most people here have dogs and/or guns protecting their homes, this community is safe.
Ida township, MI
Education in Ida -
6/22/2007 In addition to having one of the best school systems in the county, our town is well known for the excellent education for the hearing impaired. We have excellent monitoring of the students. Parents are involved with their children.
For post-secondary education, we have a local community college. On that campus one can earn a four-year degree at an extension of the university. There are also colleges in Ohio that allow Monroe County residents to pay in-state rates through reciprocity agreements.
Ida township, MI
Reasonable Living Costs -
6/22/2007 This is more of a farming community than one would gather from the statistics shown on this site. The cost of living tends to be fairly low here. In the summer, you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables from the nearby farmers, or you can go to one of the many greenhouses to purchase plants for your garden.
Temperance and Monroe have the larger grocery stores. Because they are a few miles out, we tend to wait until we need more than just a few items in order to save on gasoline. There is a small grocery store in town.
For the health care professional or retiree, this is the perfect community. There are many hospitals in Toledo, which is about a thirty minute drive.
Due to the slow down of the auto industry, the price of housing is lower than one would expect. One could get into a 2000+ square foot home on five acres for the low 200's. Since it is a buyer's market, bid low and live well!
Ida township, MI
Climate -
6/22/2007 The weather here is a little more extreme than in the city due to the open area. In the winter the snow will blow across the open fields. In the summer it is hot, but cools down nicely in the evenings. There isn't much cement here to hold in the heat.
It is green here in the summer and oh-so-quiet year round.