Oakland County, Michigan
Walled Lake Real Estate and Local Guide
Small lake city whose big-band resort era still defines its identity, named for the mysterious boulder wall beneath its waters Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Walled Lake best.
About the area
Living in Walled Lake, MI
Home of the Walled Lake Casino, one of the Midwest's storied big-band dance halls from 1919 to 1968.
The housing market
Homes in Walled Lake
- 60.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 36.6% of housing units are single-family detached homes, with most residents in condominiums and apartments.
- Median home value of $213,000.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Walled Lake home
Walled Lake Casino and Amusement Park site
Lakeside resort from 1919 to 1968 whose dance hall drew Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, and up to a thousand dancers a night
The 'Flying Dragon' coaster site
Fred Pierce's roller coaster at the 1929 grand opening of Walled Lake Park, reputed to be the best of his more than 27 coasters
The underwater 'wall'
Roughly 200-foot line of boulders off the northeast shore, marked by buoys and the source of settler Walter Hewitt's 1825 name
Mercer Beach
City beach on land once the Mercer family's private shore, purchased by the city and opened as a park in 2000
Walled Lake waters
Lake shared with neighboring Novi, busy with boaters steering clear of the buoy-marked boulder wall
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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.