Market file · Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Grawn home appraisals

Blair Township

Blair Township, home to Grawn and Chums Corner, had 8,994 people in 2020 and a median owner occupied home value of $275,200 (Census ACS, 2020 to 2024). The north is built up near Traverse City while the south stays rural.

$275,200Median owner occupied home value, 2020 to 2024 ACS (Census QuickFacts)

8,994Township population, 2020 census (Census QuickFacts)

$339,255Zillow typical home value, Grawn, as of September 30, 2026, up 3.8% year over year

19.4 minMean commute to work, 2020 to 2024 ACS (Census QuickFacts)

Below the county on the census measure

Census QuickFacts lists a median owner occupied home value of $275,200 in Blair Township for 2020 to 2024, with 88.3% of homes owner occupied. Zillow's typical home value for Grawn was $339,255 as of September 30, 2026, up 3.8% year over year. The county median for 2020 to 2024 was $339,400, so the township has sat below the county on the census measure.

Busy US 31 frontage near Chums Corner and quiet rural land in the south are a few miles apart. Their sales are not.

Developed north, rural south, new housing coming

Location splits the township. Wikipedia describes the north as mostly developed and the south as mostly rural, with US 31 and M-37 as the main roads and Traverse City about 4 miles north. Silver Lake, about 600 acres, is shared with Garfield Township. New supply is coming: trustees approved 192 apartments near Chums Corner in 2023, and a 38 home duplex plan called the Village of Blackwood was reported for Grawn in January 2026. Grawn is in Traverse City Area Public Schools, and a 2015 county tax report also lists Kingsley schools in part of the township.

Areas, lakes and neighborhoods in this file

Grawn
Chums Corner
Hilltop
Monroe Center
Silver Lake
Boardman River (northeast corner)

Landmarks around Grawn

Turtle Creek StadiumBallpark
Silver LakeInland lake
Boardman River Nature CenterNature center

Common questions

Is new housing changing the Blair Township market?

More housing is planned. Blair Township trustees approved a site plan in April 2023 for 192 apartments on about 16 acres near Chums Corner, per The Ticker. In January 2026 The Ticker reported plans for the Village of Blackwood, 38 duplex homes at the old Blackwood village center in Grawn. Appraisals rely on closed sales, so new projects affect values only as they sell.

Which school district serves Grawn?

Grawn is in Traverse City Area Public Schools. A 2015 county tax report also lists Kingsley schools in part of Blair Township, so the tax bill or parcel record is the place to confirm the district for a given home.