Market file · Antrim County, Michigan

Torch Lake Township home appraisals

Torch Lake Township is an isthmus between Torch Lake and Grand Traverse Bay with 1,212 people in 2020, including 206 in Eastport. Torch Lake is Michigan's longest and deepest inland lake. Zillow's Antrim County average was $348,970 in September 2026, but frontage on either water trades as its own market.

1,212Township population, 2020 census (Wikipedia)

18,770 acresTorch Lake surface area, 19 miles long, 310 feet deep (Wikipedia)

42.9%Residents 65 or older, 2023 ACS (Torch Lake Township park plan draft, 2025)

$348,970Zillow average home value, Antrim County, September 2026

Eastport, Torch Lake and Creswell

Torch Lake Township is a narrow strip of land with water on both sides and US 31 down the middle. Eastport sits at the north end of Torch Lake and was named after Northport. The small community called Torch Lake lies on US 31 along the lake's northwest shore. Creswell, in the center of the township, had a post office from 1869 to 1904 and is a ghost town now. Golden Beach, the Bay Colony Road area and the Torch Bay Nature Preserve area are other named spots.

First question on any Torch Lake Township file: which water is the home on, near or between?

Michigan's longest inland lake and the bay

Two shorelines run the length of the township. Torch Lake covers 18,770 acres, runs 19 miles and reaches 310 feet deep, and Grand Traverse Bay on the other side is an arm of Lake Michigan. US 31 runs down the middle, with M-88 ending there. Public access includes Barnes Park, Golden Beach Access and the state Torch Lake Access Site, and A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort is private. Water is 28.5% of the township's area. Elk Rapids and Central Lake school districts both serve it.

Areas, lakes and neighborhoods in this file

Eastport
Torch Lake (community on US 31)
Creswell (ghost town)
Golden Beach
Bay Colony Road area
Barnes Park area
Torch Bay Nature Preserve area
A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort
Northwest Torch Lake Drive
East Torch Lake Drive
Atwood

Landmarks around Torch Lake Township

Torch LakeInland lake
Grand Traverse Bay Bottomland PreserveUnderwater preserve

Common questions

How is Torch Lake frontage appraised?

With Torch Lake sales first. The lake covers 18,770 acres, runs 19 miles and is Michigan's deepest inland lake at 310 feet, per Wikipedia. An appraiser compares frontage length, water depth off the shore, bottom and access against recent Torch Lake sales, and reaches to other lakes only when there are too few.

Which school district serves Eastport?

Torch Lake Township's 2025 park plan names two districts serving the township: Elk Rapids School District and Central Lake School District. An appraiser confirms the district for the parcel and matches comps to it when sales allow. Eastport itself is a census designated place of 206 people (2020 census) at the north tip of Torch Lake.