Market file · Manistee County, Michigan

Filer City home appraisals

Filer Charter Township

Filer Charter Township wraps the south shore of Manistee Lake and runs west to Lake Michigan. Its census median owner value of $247,200 for 2020 to 2024 is well above the city of Manistee's $164,100. Lake Michigan frontage, the Manistee Lake shore and the industrial district at Filer City each draw different buyers.

$247,200Median owner occupied home value, Filer Charter Township, ACS 2020 to 2024 (Census Reporter)

2,318Township population, 2020 census (Wikipedia)

18.5 minMean commute to work, ACS 2020 to 2024 (Census Reporter)

1867Year Delos L. Filer built the first sawmill (Filer Township history)

Mill town on one shore, beach lots on the other

Delos L. Filer built a sawmill here with his sons in 1867, per the township's history page, and a rail line arrived in 1883. Industry still sits on Manistee Lake. A Packaging Corporation of America paper mill operates in Filer City, and the TES Filer City Station next door sells it about 50,000 pounds of steam an hour, per Global Energy Monitor. The township's western edge is Lake Michigan.

A paper mill and a power station share the Filer City waterfront.

Oak Hill and the US 31 corridor

Oak Hill, a census designated place, sits in the township's northeast along Manistee Lake, with US 31 as its western boundary, per Wikipedia. The township covers 16.1 square miles and borders Mason County on the south and Stronach Township on the east. Census Reporter counted 1,388 housing units and 1,137 households for 2020 to 2024, a far higher year round share than the county as a whole. Median household income was $74,675.

Areas, lakes and neighborhoods in this file

Filer City
Oak Hill
Manistee Lake south shore
Lake Michigan shoreline (Filer Township)
US 31 corridor
Filer Charter Township

Landmarks around Filer City

Little Manistee RiverRiver
Manistee LakeInland lake

Common questions

What industry sits on the Filer City waterfront?

A Packaging Corporation of America paper mill and the TES Filer City Station, a coal fueled plant of about 70 MW that began operating in 1990, per Global Energy Monitor. The plant is owned half by a CMS Energy subsidiary and half by Tondu Corp. As of December 2024 the EIA listed no planned retirement date. An appraisal notes nearby industrial uses and looks for comps with similar exposure.

Is Filer City inside the city of Manistee?

Filer City is an unincorporated community in Filer Charter Township, just south of the city, with a post office dating to 1868, per Wikipedia. The township's census median owner value was $247,200 for 2020 to 2024, against $164,100 in the city. Property taxes and services run through the township, not the city.