Cell towers in Washtenaw County, MI

The FCC registry lists 133 constructed antenna structures in Washtenaw County, 3% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 47 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 21 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 46 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 133
2Tallest 984 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 177 ft

Structures

133

rank 5 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

28% of structures

Over 200 feet

29% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Washtenaw County

47 different registrants own the 133 structures. 13 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Washtenaw County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 177 feet, 48 feet shorter than the Michigan median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Chelsea at 984 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 1990s.

Structures in Washtenaw County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Washtenaw County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1208921	Guyed tower	984 ft	2000	Chelsea	American Towers LLC
1005858	Guyed tower	711 ft	2017	Pinckney	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
1001256	Lattice tower	499 ft	1996	Ann Arbor	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1006591	Lattice tower	488 ft	2005	Manchester	American Towers LLC
1267449	Tower	430 ft	2010	Lyndon Township	Washtenaw County 800 MHz Radio Consortium
1060868	Tower	410 ft	1997	Ann Arbor	WASHTENAW, COUNTY OF
1275265	Guyed tower	400 ft	2011	Ann Arbor	SBA Towers II LLC
1048686	Guyed tower	395 ft	2007	Yipsilanti	American Towers LLC
1006484	Lattice tower	370 ft	1996	Ann Arbor	Subcarrier Communications Inc
1266143	Tower	330 ft	2008	Manchester	Washtenaw County 800 MHz Radio Consortium
1040217	Tower	325 ft	1987	Superior Township	EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
1060869	Tower	324 ft	1996	Ypsilanti	WASHTENAW, COUNTY OF
1001075	Guyed tower	300 ft	2012	Clinton	Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
1002150	On a building	292 ft	1991	Ann Arbor	Cumulus Broadcasting, LLC
1001207	Lattice tower	288 ft	1991	Whitmore Lake	American Towers LLC
1014707	Lattice tower	287 ft	1986	Chelsea	American Towers LLC
1019590	Guyed tower	286 ft	1992	Dexter	Cellco Partnership
1004886	Other or unspecified	285 ft	1984	Ypsilanti	KOCH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1266145	Tower	280 ft	2009	Ypsilanti	Washtenaw County 800 MHz Radio Consortium
1001032	Tower	279 ft	1995	Ann Arbor	American Towers, LLC
1016695	Tower	279 ft	2007	Ypsilanti	Cellco Partnership
1004883	Other or unspecified	268 ft	1984	Ypsilanti	KOCH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1001199	Pole	267 ft	1997	Manchester	American Towers LLC
1001037	Lattice tower	265 ft	1994	Whitmore Lake	American Towers LLC
1242801	Lattice tower	263 ft	1997	Dexter	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1012378	Other or unspecified	261 ft	1987	Ann Arbor	UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
1001027	Lattice tower	260 ft	1994	Chelsea	American Towers LLC
1200929	Tower	255 ft	1999	Manchester	Cellco Partnership
1000595	Lattice tower	253 ft	1991	Northville	VERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1002095	Other or unspecified	240 ft	1990	Milan	VB Nimbus, LLC
1002096	Other or unspecified	240 ft	1990	Milan	VB Nimbus, LLC
1002097	Other or unspecified	240 ft	1990	Milan	VB Nimbus, LLC
1002098	Other or unspecified	240 ft	1990	Milan	VB Nimbus, LLC
1004885	Other or unspecified	235 ft	1984	Ypsilanti	KOCH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1004884	Other or unspecified	227 ft	1984	Ypsilanti	KOCH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1257581	On a building	219 ft	2007	Ann Arbor	ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL
1000524	Tower	218 ft	1968	Macon	Star Site, LLC
1238244	Water tank	206 ft	2012	Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, City of
1000996	Tower	200 ft	1998	Chelsea	American Towers LLC
1000396	Guyed tower	200 ft	2018	Ann Arbor	ANN ARBOR, CITY OF
1294520	Monopole	200 ft	2015	Ann Arbor	SBA Towers V, LLC
1061407	Tower	199 ft	1996	Ann Arbor	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1239462	Tower	199 ft	2003	Bridgewater Township	STC Five LLC
1265998	Monopole	199 ft	2009	Ann Arbor	American Towers LLC
1269689	Tower	199 ft	2009	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw County 800 MHz Radio
1292004	Monopole	199 ft	1999	Ypsilanti	American Towers LLC
1300757	Monopole	199 ft	2018	Plymouth	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1319975	Lattice tower	199 ft	2023	Saline	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1333388	Monopole	199 ft	2026	Manchester	The Towers, LLC
1270084	Tower	195 ft	1997	Ann Arbor	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1238403	Monopole	193 ft	1999	Milan	American Towers LLC
1019454	Pole	190 ft	2007	Scio Township	Cellco Partnership
1220238	Tower	190 ft	2000	Ypsilanti	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1016725	Tower	189 ft	2007	Ypsilanti	Cellco Partnership
1016937	Tower	186 ft	2006	Superior Twp.	Cellco Partnership
1001194	Monopole	185 ft	1993	Ann Arbor	DETROIT SMSA TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1002454	Pole	185 ft	1996	Ann Arbor	CCATT LLC
1232101	Lattice tower	185 ft	2003	Ypsilanti	SBA Structures, LLC
1061551	Monopole	184 ft	1996	Saline	American Towers LLC
1273838	Monopole	184 ft	2010	Salem	American Towers LLC
1323491	Lattice tower	183 ft	2023	Milan	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1246041	Tower	180 ft	2005	Sharon	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1268619	Pole	180 ft	2013	Saline	VERTICAL PROPERTIES, LC
1271528	On a building	180 ft	2013	Ann Arbor	Regents of the University of Michigan
1295776	Monopole	180 ft	2015	Manchester	Cellco Partnership
1007027	Guyed tower	178 ft	1992	Ypsilanti	American Towers LLC
1268886	Monopole	177 ft	2009	Northfields	SBA Towers II LLC
1269335	Tower	177 ft	2003	Northville	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1317624	Monopole	177 ft	2020	Ann Arbor	Eco-Site, LLC
1258573	Tower	175 ft	2007	Ypsilanti	SBA Steel LLC
1205748	Other or unspecified	174 ft	1999	Lodi	VB Nimbus, LLC
1205742	Other or unspecified	173 ft	1999	Lodi	VB Nimbus, LLC
1204101	Tower	170 ft	1999	Scio Twp	DTE Energy Company
1280098	Pole	169 ft	2006	Ann Arbor	CCATT LLC
1298535	Monopole	166 ft	2016	Ann Arbor	Cellco Partnership
1320456	Monopole	165 ft	1991	Ypsilanti	Cellco Partnership
1016942	Tower	162 ft	1992	Ypsilanti Pittsfield	Cellco Partnership
1215972	Tower	162 ft	2005	Ann Arbor	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1210951	Tower	160 ft	2004	Chelsea	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1269235	Tower	160 ft	2001	Saline	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1280050	Pole	160 ft	1991	Ypsilanti	CCATT LLC
1001171	Pole	158 ft	1993	Ypsilanti Township	DETROIT SMSA TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1001197	Pole	158 ft	1994	Superior Township	American Towers LLC
1034071	Pole	158 ft	1997	Ann Arbor	STC Five LLC
1060978	Monopole	155 ft	1994	Ypsilanti	American Towers LLC
1275275	Tower	155 ft	2010	Ypsilanti	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1040218	On a building	154 ft	1971	Ypsilanti	EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
1016948	Pole	150 ft	2003	Ypsilanti	Cellco Partnership
1200165	Tower	150 ft	2003	Ypsilanti	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1304124	Monopole	150 ft	2018	Ypsilanti	PI Tower Development, LLC c/o LendLease Americas LLC
1239696	Monopole	148 ft	1999	Ann Arbor	American Towers LLC
1255471	Monopole	142 ft	2007	Superior	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1214736	Pole	136 ft	2006	Ann Arbor	CCATT LLC
1271053	Tower	135 ft	2009	Ypsilanti	Cellco Partnership
1266217	Tower	134 ft	2008	Ypsilanti	SBA Towers II LLC
1241100	Monopole	132 ft	2003	Ann Arbor	Cellco Partnership
1257945	Pole	132 ft	2006	Ypsilanti	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1248055	Tower	130 ft	2006	Ann Arbor	SBA Towers, LLC
1254013	Tower	128 ft	2006	Ypsilanti	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1311950	Monopole	127 ft	2020	Saline	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1254014	Monopole	126 ft	2006	Ypsilanti	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1293930	Monopole	126 ft	1993	Belleville	Cellco Partnership
1315822	Lattice tower	126 ft	2020	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw County 800 MHz Radio Consortium
1275989	Tower	115 ft	2010	Ann Arbor	Cellco Partnership
1301838	Lattice tower	113 ft	1995	Manchester	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1304270	Pole	109 ft	2018	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)
1278784	Tower	108 ft	2011	Ann Arbor	Private owner (name withheld)
1236191	Tower	100 ft	2003	Ann Arbor	Cumulus Broadcasting, LLC
1237213	Water tank	100 ft	2004	Ann Arbor	PITTSFIELD CHARTER TOWNSHIP UTILITY DEPT
1028953	Pole	98 ft	1997	Ann Arbor	STC Five LLC
1251598	Tower	96 ft	2006	Ypsilanti	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1234966	Pole	93 ft	2014	Ypsilanti	DTE Energy Company
1304089	Pole	90 ft	2019	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)
1304090	Other or unspecified	90 ft	2019	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)
1304271	Pole	90 ft	2018	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)
1261753	Pole	87 ft	2008	Pittsfield Twp.	DTE Energy Company
1023029	Monopole	85 ft	1997	Ypsilanti	CCATT LLC
1234965	Pole	75 ft	2002	Pittsfield Twp.	DTE Energy Company
1202028	Tower	69 ft	1995	Willow Run	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1306016	Pole	50 ft	2019	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)
1306331	Pole	50 ft	2019	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)
1304091	Pole	45 ft	2019	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)
1304141	Pole	45 ft	2018	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)
1304143	Pole	45 ft	2018	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)
1304145	Pole	45 ft	2018	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)
1318865	Pole	43 ft	2021	Ypsilanti	Cellco Partnership
1321573	Pole	43 ft	2022	Ann Arbor	Cellco Partnership
1324184	Pole	43 ft	2023	Ann Arbor	Cellco Partnership
1331937	Pole	43 ft	2026	Ann Arbor	Cellco Partnership
1318866	Pole	40 ft	2021	Ypsilanti	Cellco Partnership
1318867	Pole	40 ft	2021	Ypsilanti	Cellco Partnership
1304092	Pole	33 ft	2018	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)
1304144	Pole	21 ft	2018	Ypsilanti	Private owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Washtenaw County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Michigan with similar tower counts: Oakland County (191), Kent County (154), Genesee County (144), Macomb County (120), Ingham County (116).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.