Oakland County, Michigan
Orchard Lake Village Real Estate and Local Guide
Small lake city wrapped around Orchard Lake, blending estate homes with the historic Polish-American seminary campus on the old military academy grounds Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Orchard Lake Village best.
About the area
Living in Orchard Lake Village, MI
Campus of the Michigan Military Academy, called the second West Point, where Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs studied.
The housing market
Homes in Orchard Lake Village
- 96.1% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 98.5% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $799,500.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Orchard Lake Village home
Orchard Lake Schools Historic District
Former Michigan Military Academy campus (1877-1908), purchased in 1910 for the Polish seminary and St. Mary's Preparatory; National Register-listed since 1982
Apple Island
35-acre glacial island in the middle of Orchard Lake, a Native American site ceded in the Treaty of Detroit and preserved since 1970 as the Marjorie Ward Strong Woodland Sanctuary
Michigan Military Academy Academic Building
1877 building whose cadets included Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs; the school was dubbed the second West Point
Orchard Lake
The lake that gave the city its name, from the Ojibwe Menahsagorning, 'apple place'
Apple Island nature center
Island used by the West Bloomfield School District as an educational nature center, with occasional historical society boat tours
For agents
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