Oakland County, Michigan
Sylvan Lake Real Estate and Local Guide
Half-square-mile lakeside city born as an 1890s trolley resort, now a tight-knit residential community on Sylvan Lake's shore Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Sylvan Lake best.
About the area
Living in Sylvan Lake, MI
The fourth-smallest city by land area in Michigan at 0.51 square miles.
The housing market
Homes in Sylvan Lake
- 82.1% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 90.7% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $356,800.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Sylvan Lake home
Sylvan Lake Community Center site
Stands where the 1890s resort hotel was built for $25,000; today a residents-only center hosting daily social events
Former Tower Beach resort grounds
Site of the lake's 1890-1940 amusement and bathing resort era
Interurban trolley route
Merrill B. Mills's 1895 electric line linked the lake resort through Keego Harbor and Farmington to Detroit
Sylvan Lake beach
Residents' bathing beach on the lake, a legacy of the original resort
Community Center programs
Daily resident programming from game nights to clubs
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.