Carr
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Walkability 0.5/10·Schools 4.3/10
Late afternoon light cuts through the pines here, when the wooded acreage glows and the creek sounds carry across the property lines—that's when this stretch reveals itself best. Most homes sit on parcels of 2 to 10+ acres, backs to Manistee National Forest or within a couple miles of the Pere Marquette River system, with Carr Creek running through some properties. It's genuinely rural: detached garages, sheds, wells, and the kind of driveways that wind back into the trees. You're in Logan Township, about an hour northwest of downtown, where outdoor access—hunting, fishing, trails, brook trout—shapes how people live out here.
Why people love it here
Here's what's nearby
- 🛒Closest grocery: Ed’s Orchard Market (66 min drive)
- 🍽️Closest restaurant: Countryside Diner (23 min drive)
- 🌳Closest park: Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District (13 min drive)
- ☕Closest cafe: North Country Cafe & Catering (36 min drive)
Based on 3 rated schools nearby
Range: 3/10 to 5/10
School District: Mason County Central Schools
Walkability
Car-dependent
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Gillen Springs
Big O Motorcycle Trail
Crime in Carr is reported at the city level, not the neighborhood level. The FBI doesn't publish reliable crime rates for individual neighborhoods, and within any community crime varies street to street. For an accurate, comparable picture, see the jurisdiction-wide figures for Mason County.
Mason County crime & safety stats →Land for sale
Listings
5 parcels
Active / pending
Typical Land Value
$8K/acre
Median asking
Median Price
$130K
Per listing
Local Government · area-wide
Logan Township
unconfirmed
Association and local-government details are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and state registries, and can change. Confirm directly with the association or municipality before relying on them.
Solar potential
~$896/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,272 kWh/yr · offsets ~60% of a typical home's use
Private well
Rural township; individual groundwater wells.
Septic - individual
Rural township; on-site septic.
Resident-arranged private hauler
No municipal collection; residents contract haulers (e.g. Republic/GFL).
Great Lakes Energy · ~14.3¢/kWh
Service splits by location — other areas may be served by Consumers Energy. Confirm by address.
Confirm by addressConsumers Energy / propane (LP)
Rural areas typically LP/propane; piped gas limited.
Confirm by addressMason County Rural Fire Authority
County rural fire authority serves most Mason townships; Logan likely covered via authority/mutual aid.
Services for Logan · Source: findenergy.com
Utility, solar, and service details for Carr are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and NREL / U.S. data.gov, and can change. Electric/gas can vary by address — confirm with the provider before relying on them.
Nearest Park
Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District
3.3 mi
Parks Nearby
0
within 1 mile
Frequently asked about Carr
- How active is the Carr housing market?
- there is 1 home for sale in Carr right now. Listings refresh throughout the day from the MichRIC MLS.
- What schools serve Carr?
- Carr is served by Mason County Central Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Mason County Central HS (5/10).
- Is Carr walkable?
- Carr scores 0.5/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.
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