East of Ann Arbor–Saline Road and south of Stadium is the western part of the Bryant-Pattengill area (except for a region northwest of Eisenhower and Main where children are bused to Bach). Children here go to Bryant for kindergarten and first and second grades and to Pattengill for grades 3–5. They all go to Tappan Middle School and Pioneer High. (The rest of this area, the part east of State Street, is described in the Southeast section, above.)

When Briarwood mall opened in the mid-1970s, the surrounding area was a patchwork of woods and open fields. Today, it’s a dense mix of offices, retail, and multifamily housing. With the exception of a few cul-de-sac homes, just about everybody in this part of town lives in a condo or apartment complex; several are geared toward seniors. Accessibility to highways and shopping is a big draw.

South of the interchange of Ann Arbor–Saline Road and I-94 is a major retail and residential area. Single-family housing predominates in a maze of twisting streets behind the shopping centers. These Pittsfield Township developments attract families who like everything that Ann Arbor has to offer except small houses and high taxes.

Near the intersection of Ellsworth and Lohr roads, the Lake Forest, Lake Forest Highlands, and the Pines at Lake Forest subdivisions offer large homes on one-acre lots. Behind Meijer off Oak Valley Drive, a meandering road connecting Scio Church and Ellsworth roads, lie the Oak Meadows, Weatherstone, Meadow Grove, Fox Glen, and Fox Pointe condominiums, as well as the sizable colonial homes of the Briar Hill subdivision. The Valley Ranch apartments and condominiums are farther east on Oak Valley.

South of Ellsworth are the winding roads of the huge Stonebridge golf course and housing development, with stately executive homes and detached condominiums in a large area that’s divided between the Ann Arbor and Saline school districts. Many sites are within the course itself; golf cart crossing markers are on many streets.