Housing data for Leland Township, MI

Leland Township, MI has an estimated 1,748 residents and 1,732 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Leelanau County.

8.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,204 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,748 (±306)
Housing units
1,732 (±139)
Households that rent
8.4%
Median gross rent
$1,204
Residents since 2015–2019
−0.5%

What stands out in Leland Township

Median home value: $675,900 (±$134,619) in Leland Township, higher than in Leelanau County ($458,400).

Median real estate taxes: $3,890 (±$625) in Leland Township, higher than in Leelanau County ($3,118).

Homes built before 1980: 49.5% (±8.6 points) in Leland Township, higher than in Leelanau County (38.0%).

Average commute: 16.6 minutes (±2.6) in Leland Township, lower than in Leelanau County (23.6 minutes).

Housing in Leland Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,204 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 46.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 8.4% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $92,857 median household income
  • Home values: $675,900 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $2,194 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,890 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 80.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 49.5% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 16.9% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 61.8% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 16.6 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −0.5% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 13.6% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Leland Township against Leelanau County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Leland TownshipLeelanau CountyMichiganUnited States
Residents1,748 (±306)22,734 (exact)10,077,761 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,732 (±139)15,759 (±58)4,622,236 (±795)143,775,355
Households that rent8.4% (±5.3 points)8.4% (±1.5 points)26.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,204 (±$140)$1,228 (±$90)$1,129 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$92,857 (±$24,879)$99,422 (±$6,699)$72,875 (±$293)$80,734
Median home value$675,900 (±$134,619)$458,400 (±$13,150)$231,600 (±$642)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,890 (±$625)$3,118 (±$179)$2,904 (±$9)$3,119
Built before 198049.5% (±8.6 points)38.0% (±2.5 points)62.1% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute16.6 minutes (±2.6)23.6 minutes (±1.9)24.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband89.7% (±6.1 points)93.1% (±1.1 points)90.5% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents60.5 years (±3.0)55.9 years (±0.4)40.2 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Leland Township covers 45.3 square miles of land, about 39 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Leland Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,756 (±256)1,748 (±306)−0.5%Not a measurable change
Housing units1,776 (±95)1,732 (±139)−2.5%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$741 (±$304)$1,204 (±$140)+62.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$295,900 (±$62,640)$675,900 (±$134,619)+128.4%Up after inflation
Median household income$74,559 (±$7,795)$92,857 (±$24,879)+24.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,301 (±$215)$2,194 (±$378)+68.6%Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,473 (±$395)$3,890 (±$625)+57.3%Up after inflation
Households that rent10.8% (±4.1 points)8.4% (±5.3 points)−2.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate17.2% (±25.6 points)16.9% (±24.9 points)−0.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Leelanau County

Leland Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Leelanau County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Leelanau County recorded 53 violent and 195 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Leland Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
4965365%1,766$1,065$669,800$85,787
4963037%1,390$1,083$497,600$106,375
4965430%691—$706,900$136,563

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Leland Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Cleveland Township14 mi$1,095$442,4009.5%
Glen Arbor Township16 mi$1,073$886,2005.0%
Northport18 mi$1,058$295,2009.4%
Leelanau Township19 mi$1,058$569,4002.7%
Centerville Township19 mi$853$444,4006.4%
Suttons Bay20 mi$1,193$523,20020.5%
Suttons Bay Township20 mi$1,151$440,50012.9%
Kasson Township22 mi$1,509$402,60010.8%

Places in Michigan most like Leland Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Leelanau Township$1,058$569,400$119,0442.7%
Laketown Township$1,317$399,000$91,9898.2%
Blendon Township$1,164$395,600$95,28812.5%
Park Township (Ottawa County)$1,154$393,200$110,4025.6%
Eveline Township$1,375$459,100$101,9645.2%
Milton Township (Antrim County)$1,125$528,000$88,9716.8%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Michigan.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Leland Township, fiscal year 2027

Leelanau County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,308$1,316$1,500$1,787$1,971

HUD income limits for Leland Township, fiscal year 2026

Leelanau County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$25,700$42,750$68,400
2 people$29,350$48,850$78,200
3 people$33,000$54,950$87,950
4 people$36,650$61,050$97,700
5 people$39,600$65,950$105,550
6 people$44,360$70,850$113,350
7 people$50,040$75,750$121,150
8 people$55,720$80,600$129,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Leelanau County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Leland Township

What is the median household income in Leland Township?

The median household income in Leland Township is $92,857 (±$24,879) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Leland Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $675,900 (±$134,619) for owner-occupied homes in Leland Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Leland Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Leland Township, MI is $2,194 (±$378) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Leland Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Leland Township, MI is $3,890 (±$625) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Leland Township?

Leland Township, MI has an estimated 1,732 (±139) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Leland Township?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 33.8% of homes in Leland Township, MI.

Is Leland Township growing?

In Leland Township, the number of residents went from 1,756 in 2015–2019 to 1,748 in 2020–2024 (−0.5%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Leland Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Leland Township are 49653, 49630, 49654.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 49653?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 49653 is $1,065 (±$131) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Leland township, Leelanau County, Michigan (county subdivision:46820, in state:26 county:089).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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