County
Leelanau County, Michigan
Use this county page to find cities, townships, and villages in Leelanau County. Each local page gives you property-tax context, school-district rate ranges, official-source links, nearby places, and any Porch Notes tied to that community.
County snapshot
Cities
1
Townships
11
Villages
0
School districts
8
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 16.8033 mills to 32.9402 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 30.2183 mills to 50.9402 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Last reviewed June 8, 2026.
Local pages
Places in Leelanau County
City
Traverse City
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Bingham Township
1 school district available.
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Centerville Township
2 school districts available.
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Cleveland Township
2 school districts available.
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Elmwood Township
2 school districts available.
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Empire Township
2 school districts available.
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Glen Arbor Township
1 school district available.
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Kasson Township
1 school district available.
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Leelanau Township
4 school districts available.
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Leland Township
2 school districts available.
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Solon Township
2 school districts available.
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Suttons Bay Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Leelanau County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Leelanau County · Home and property
Bluffs, Dunes, and Erosion on Leelanau's Lake Michigan Shore
Leelanau's Lake Michigan bluffs and dunes are ancient glacial features still actively eroding — landslides, moving sand, and high-water years all matter if you're eyeing shoreline property.
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Empire: Gateway Village to Sleeping Bear Dunes
Empire sits at the entrance to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore — a small village that outlasted the logging era and now anchors one of Michigan's most-visited parks.
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Empire's Asparagus Festival
Every June, Empire's Chamber of Commerce fills downtown with an asparagus-themed street festival — a fun run, recipe contest, local food and drink, live music, and a community poetry contest.
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Fishing Sleeping Bear: Lakes, Fish, and the Rules That Matter
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore holds more than 90 native fish species and some great fishing spots — here's what licenses and permits you'll need, and which waters are worth your time.
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Glen Arbor, Glen Haven, and Sleeping Bear Dunes
Glen Arbor sits at the M-22 and M-109 junction at the edge of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, where Glen Haven's historic buildings — including D.H. Day's once-multipurpose general store — are still open to visit inside the park.
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Glen Lake: Two Depths, One Glacial Story
Glacier-carved Glen Lake sits inside Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, split into a 130-foot-deep Big Glen and a shallow Little Glen, with public access for swimming, paddling, and fishing at the Little Glen Lake Picnic Area.
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