Market file · Manistee County, Michigan

Eastlake home appraisals

Village of Eastlake

Eastlake is a small village on the east shore of Manistee Lake, facing the city of Manistee across the water. It had 415 people in 2020, down from 1,856 in 1890. Lake frontage, the view across the water and the condition of each house drive value. Census Reporter puts the median owner occupied value at $122,400 for 2020 to 2024.

$122,400Median owner occupied home value, Eastlake, ACS 2020 to 2024 (Census Reporter)

415Village population, 2020 census (Wikipedia)

1,856Peak village population, 1890 census (Wikipedia)

$165,600Median owner occupied home value, Stronach Township, ACS 2020 to 2024 (Census Reporter)

A village that peaked in 1890

Eastlake reached 1,856 people in the 1890 census and had 415 in 2020, per Wikipedia. It was incorporated as a village in 1912 and covers 1.46 square miles, 0.26 of them water. M-55 crosses its northeast corner and meets US 31 in Parkdale about a mile away, the road link into downtown Manistee. With so few village sales in a year, an appraiser often pulls comps from elsewhere on Manistee Lake.

Eastlake's population peaked at 1,856 in 1890. In 2020 it was 415.

Stronach and the Little Manistee River

South of the village, Stronach Township had 834 people in 2020. The Little Manistee River crosses it and reaches the lake at Stronach, a census designated place at the southeast end of Manistee Lake, per Wikipedia. Much of the township lies in the national forest, and it is known for fly fishing. Census Reporter puts its median owner value at $165,600 for 2020 to 2024, with 621 housing units and 426 households.

Areas, lakes and neighborhoods in this file

Eastlake village
Manistee Lake east shore
Stronach
Stronach Township
Little Manistee River
Manistee National Forest (Stronach Township)

Landmarks around Eastlake

Manistee LakeInland lake
Little Manistee RiverRiver
Manistee Iron WorksNational Register of Historic Places

Common questions

Is Eastlake part of the city of Manistee?

Eastlake is its own village, incorporated in 1912, in the southwest corner of Manistee Township. It sits on Manistee Lake across from the city, which borders it on the west, per Wikipedia. Homes there fall under both the village and the township, and the ZIP code is 49626. The village had 415 residents in the 2020 census.

How are Manistee Lake frontage homes compared?

With other Manistee Lake sales where possible. The lake reaches Lake Michigan through the Manistee River channel in the city, per Wikipedia. Views differ around the shore: the Filer City side has a paper mill and a power station, per Global Energy Monitor. The appraiser adjusts for frontage, view and the house itself based on what sales show, not a fixed percentage.