Most Affordable Lakefronts in West Michigan
40 lakesLakefront in West Michigan spans a huge price range, and plenty of it sits well below the headline destination lakes. This ranks DNR-registered lakes by the lowest median lakefront home value, so you can see where waterfront is most attainable.
How we ranked: Ranked by median lakefront home value (lowest first), from assessor data on parcels along each lake. Limited to lakes with at least eight lakefront parcels so a couple of low sales can’t skew the ranking.
#1$51k median lakefrontForeman Lakes
- #2$52k median lakefront
Hemmingway Lake
#3$61k median lakefrontSand Lake
#4$71k median lakefrontWoods Lake
- #5$78k median lakefront
Lake Steven
- #6$78k median lakefront
Half Moon Lake
#7$79k median lakefrontNugent Lake
- #8$80k median lakefront
Tacoma Lake
#9$86k median lakefrontMud Lake
- #10$91k median lakefront
Lake Montcalm
#11$93k median lakefrontCecilia Lake
#12$99k median lakefrontOrchard Lake
- #13$109k median lakefront
Hogback Lake
#14$109k median lakefrontNorth Lake
- #15$109k median lakefront
Railroad Lake
- #16$123k median lakefront
Government Lake
#17$126k median lakefrontReed Lake
- #18$127k median lakefront
North Pond
- #19$130k median lakefront
Hewitt Lake
- #20$132k median lakefront
Ingerman Lake
#21$134k median lakefrontPerch Lake
- #22$135k median lakefront
Deaner Lake
- #23$135k median lakefront
Tucker Lake
#24$141k median lakefrontMoonbeam Lake
- #25$141k median lakefront
Cedar Lake
- #26$147k median lakefront
Hammell Lake
- #27$149k median lakefront
Quick Lake
#28$151k median lakefrontPutman Lake
- #29$152k median lakefront
Kirchner Lake
- #30$156k median lakefront
Cedar Lake (Spencer Twp)
#31$159k median lakefrontWhalen Lake
- #32$162k median lakefront
Twin Lakes
#33$163k median lakefrontSaddlebag Lake
#34$164k median lakefrontWest Lake
#35$165k median lakefrontMowby Lake
#36$173k median lakefrontLittle Bass Lake
- #37$179k median lakefront
Little Penny Lake
#38$181k median lakefrontRatigan Lake
#39$181k median lakefrontCrepin Lake
- #40$182k median lakefront
McCoy Lake
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