Market file · Leelanau County, Michigan

Glen Arbor home appraisals

Glen Arbor Township

The 2019 master plan places 79% of Glen Arbor Township inside Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which leaves few private parcels and 757 residents (2020). The typical Glen Arbor home was worth $662,987 in August 2026, up 4.1% year over year (Zillow). Lake Michigan and Glen Lake frontage drive value.

$662,987Typical Glen Arbor home value, August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index)

757Glen Arbor Township population, 2020 census (Wikipedia)

1,450 acresSize of Glen Lake (Glen Arbor Township master plan, 2019)

79%Share of township area in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, incl. South Manitou Island (master plan, 2019)

A thin set of sales moves the numbers

Zillow's typical Glen Arbor home value was $662,987 as of August 31, 2026, up 4.1% year over year. That is well above the Leelanau County ACS median of $458,400 for 2020 to 2024. Few homes trade in a year, so the typical value moves on a thin set of sales, and a single shoreline sale can shift it.

Most of the township is national lakeshore. Private parcels are scarce, and each one gets read against a handful of sales.

Life inside a national lakeshore

The national lakeshore limits how much private land exists, which keeps supply tight. Glen Arbor village sits on an isthmus between Lake Michigan and Glen Lake. Glen Lake covers 1,450 acres and splits into Big Glen and Little Glen at the Narrows under M-22, and Fisher Lake feeds the Crystal River. Glen Lake shoreline lots generally need 100 feet of frontage, and the township has keyhole rules. The 2010 census counted about three seasonal homes for every year round home. Glen Lake Community School serves the township.

Areas, lakes and neighborhoods in this file

Glen Arbor village
Glen Haven
Port Oneida
The Homestead
Woodstone
LeBear
Sunset Shores
Miller Hill
Alligator Hill
Pyramid Point
Big Glen Lake
Little Glen Lake
Fisher Lake
Crystal River
South Manitou Island

Landmarks around Glen Arbor

Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreNational lakeshore
Glen LakeInland lake
Crystal RiverRiver
Port Oneida Rural Historic DistrictNational Register of Historic Places
Sleeping Bear InnNational Register of Historic Places

Common questions

How does the national lakeshore affect Glen Arbor appraisals?

The 2019 township master plan puts 79% of the township's area inside Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, counting South Manitou Island. That leaves a small private market, so comparable sales are few. Appraisers often need to widen the search area or time frame and explain why each sale fits the subject.

What should Glen Lake owners know about frontage rules?

Glen Arbor Township generally requires 100 feet of frontage for Glen Lake shoreline lots, and it has keyhole provisions that limit how back lots can use a waterfront parcel for access. Frontage width and legal lake access both matter in a waterfront appraisal, so a survey and the zoning history help.