Homes served by Angell School range from fraternities and student apartments near the U-M campus to exclusive homes to the north and east, including residences of prominent university and medical school faculty. Bordering on the 123-acre Nichols Arboretum, a wooded natural area sloping down to the Huron River, Angell in its northern reaches is parklike itself. The riverside areas are among the city’s most expensive neighborhoods, with stately mansions and large, secluded homes.

East of the Arb, the streets north of Geddes are lined with one-of-a-kind homes from the decades on either side of World War II. Perched on the slopes overlooking the river are newer custom-built houses, many in mid-century modern styles. Many are architectural showpieces—including the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Palmer House on Orchard Hills Dr., where you can stay overnight. South of Geddes are the winding, wooded streets of another top-dollar neighborhood, Ann Arbor Hills, also with many custom designed homes.

The Angell district reaches north of the river to include the modernist 360-unit Huron Towers, built in 1960 and constructed using the then-new lift-slab system devised by U-M architecture prof Philip Youtz, and U-M family housing on North Campus, except for Northwood V. Bordering North Campus is University Commons, consisting of 92 condos independently owned by residents, who are at least 55 years old and many of whom are retired university faculty or staff. Children also are bused in from the huge 598-unit Golfside Lake apartment complex east of US–23.

Angell grads go on to Tappan and Scarlett middle schools and meet up again at Huron High.

Bike lanes: Geddes and Hill have bike paths. Campus areas are well supplied with bike infrastructure.

Walking: Angell School has a Walk Score of 75, and many parts of the neighborhood are within walking distance of shopping on South University.