Market file · Emmet County, Michigan

Pellston home appraisals

Pellston straddles the Maple River and McKinley township line and is home to Pellston Regional Airport, where Delta flies to Detroit. The village's census median owner value was $121,000 for 2020 to 2024. Zillow's Pellston index read $235,245 in September 2026, up 6.0% year over year.

$235,245Typical home value, Pellston, Zillow, September 2026

$121,000Median owner occupied value, Pellston village, Census Reporter, ACS 2020 to 2024

$117,300Median owner occupied value, McKinley Township, Census Reporter, ACS 2020 to 2024

$220,900Median owner occupied value, Maple River Township, Census Reporter, ACS 2020 to 2024

An airport village on US 31

US 31 runs through downtown Pellston, about 18 miles south of Mackinaw City and 20 miles northeast of Petoskey. Interstate 75 is about 10 miles east. Pellston Regional Airport sits inside the village, and Indian Trails buses stop here on routes to St. Ignace and East Lansing. The Pellston Historical Society Museum keeps the town's story. The village peaked at 1,089 people in 1910 and had 774 in 2020. Pellston Public Schools serves the area.

Mennonite settlers from Waterloo County, Ontario, reached Maple River Township in 1883.

Ice Box of the Nation

Pellston carries the nickname for its cold, with a record low of 37 below zero set in January and February. The airport sits inside the village. Just east, in Cheboygan County, the University of Michigan Biological Station has worked on about 10,000 acres along Douglas Lake since 1909. Heating systems, insulation and winter access matter more in a market this cold, and they are worth noting in any report.

Areas, lakes and neighborhoods in this file

McKinley Township
Maple River Township
Center Township
Brutus
Levering
Van
Ely
Pellston Regional Airport area

Landmarks around Pellston

Douglas LakeInland lake
Maple RiverRiver

Common questions

Which school district serves Pellston and Brutus?

Pellston Public Schools serves the village. In Brutus, four miles south on US 31, most of the community falls in the Alanson Public Schools district and the northern part in Pellston Public Schools, according to Wikipedia. Check the parcel record to see which district a home falls in.

Is Levering part of the Pellston market?

Levering is a census designated place of 176 people (2020) on the northern edge of McKinley Township, extending into Carp Lake Township. It lies on US 31 between Pellston and Carp Lake. Zillow's Levering index read $275,163 in September 2026, up 8.4% year over year, so it tracks closer to the Zillow Pellston figure than to the census one.