Manton home appraisals
Manton sits where the US 131 freeway ends, and that matters for a town that sends many commuters south to Cadillac. Zillow's typical Manton value was $226,271 as of Sept 30, 2026, up 2.1% year over year. The Census figure for the city alone was lower: a $125,000 median owner occupied value in the 2024 five year survey.
Exit 191 and the end of the freeway
US 131 runs as a freeway past the east side of Manton, and its last freeway exit, number 191, meets M-42 and the business route southeast of town. Business US 131 runs through downtown and rejoins the main highway five miles north. M-42 heads east from Manton toward Lake City.
Small lots in town, acreage outside it
The city covers about 1.6 square miles. Settlers Ezra Harger and George Manton cleared the townsite in 1872 along the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, and the town was once the county seat before the Battle of Manton moved it to Cadillac. Lake Billings, with a city campground on East Elmore Street, gives the town a small lake of its own.
Cedar Creek Township surrounds the city, with Liberty Township to the north and Colfax Township to the west. An Old Order Amish community started near Manton in 1993. Rural parcels with barns and outbuildings need comparables with similar land, which can mean reaching across township lines.
Areas, lakes and neighborhoods in this file
- Downtown Manton
- Lake Billings
- Cedar Creek Township
- Gilbert
- Liberty Township
- Colfax Township
- Meauwataka
- Lake Meauwataka