Eastlake, Michigan

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2018 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

408

people, the 460th-largest of Michigan's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Michigan's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
Rent

Median rent is up 12% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$625

a month. Michigan's median is $1,129.

Census ACS 5-year, 2010-2014 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $478 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Manistee County.
- $442 Tract 9
- $920 Tract 4
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$1,100–$1,650

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $625 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2018 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2010-2014. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 81% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

0

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2018 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 47% less than Michigan's.

$122,400

median home value in Eastlake.
- $122,400 Eastlake
- $231,600 Michigan
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Eastlake, Michigan

Eastlake,
Michigan.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

Median rent is up 12% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

A median home costs 47% less than Michigan's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

Median rent is up 12% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

A median home costs 47% less than Michigan's.

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