Market file · Antrim County, Michigan

Bellaire home appraisals

Forest Home Township

Bellaire, the Antrim County seat since 1880, had 1,053 people in 2020 and sits on the Intermediate River in the Chain of Lakes. Part of the village lies in Forest Home Township, population 1,675. Zillow's average home value for Bellaire was $358,326 in June 2026. Which lake a home sits on matters here.

$358,326Zillow average home value, Bellaire, June 2026, up 3.0% year over year

1,053Village population, 2020 census (Wikipedia)

9.4 sq miWater area of Forest Home Township's 33.5 square miles (Wikipedia)

$255,500Antrim County median owner occupied value, 2020 to 2024 ACS (Census QuickFacts)

Bellaire against the Antrim median

Zillow's average home value for Bellaire was $358,326 as of June 30, 2026, up 3.0% year over year. The Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 ACS median owner occupied value for Antrim County was $255,500, with a median household income of $72,054. The county had 17,988 housing units for 24,698 residents in 2025 estimates, and a 2022 Networks Northwest study cited by Torch Lake Township puts the summer population near 60,000.

Two homes a mile apart can sit on different lakes around Bellaire. Comps get pulled lake by lake.

Four lakes linked by short rivers

Four lakes touch the township: Torch Lake, Lake Bellaire with its North Arm, Clam Lake and Intermediate Lake. Water is about 28% of its area. Lake Bellaire covers 1,700 acres and drains through the Grass River into Clam Lake, which empties into Torch Lake. Each lake draws its own sales history, and a parcel on a connecting river differs again. Public land counts too: the township owns Glacial Hills Trails, with more than 30 miles of single track, and the 70 acre Meadows natural area.

Areas, lakes and neighborhoods in this file

Village of Bellaire
Lake Bellaire North Arm
Lake Bellaire west shore (Cottage Drive)
Clam Lake
Intermediate Lake (Gorham Beach area)
Torch Lake shore (Family Park area)
Clam River (former village)
Intermediate River
Glacial Hills Trails area
The Meadows (Bellaire Highway and North Arms Road)
Alba
Chestonia
Finkton
Green River
Snowflake
Wetzel
Elmira
Lakes of the North

Landmarks around Bellaire

Antrim County CourthouseNational Register of Historic Places
Henry Richardi HouseHistoric house
Grass RiverRiver
Torch LakeInland lake

Common questions

How are Chain of Lakes homes near Bellaire appraised?

By the lake they sit on. Frontage in Forest Home Township can be on Torch Lake, Lake Bellaire, Clam Lake or Intermediate Lake, linked by rivers such as the Grass River. Torch Lake alone covers 18,770 acres and Lake Bellaire 1,700. An appraiser looks for sales on the same lake first, then adjusts for frontage, access and the house itself.

Is all of Bellaire in Forest Home Township?

No. The Intermediate River divides the village, and the larger part, east of the river, is in Kearney Township, per Wikipedia. The rest lies in Forest Home Township, whose office is at 321 North Bridge Street in Bellaire. Township lines affect taxes and zoning, so an appraisal report names the township along with the village.