Glen Arbor vs Suttons Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Arbor and Suttons Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Glen Arbor and Suttons Bay are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Suttons Bay has the higher population (587 vs 313 in Glen Arbor). Glen Arbor has the higher median household income ($178,750 vs $123,125 in Suttons Bay). Glen Arbor has the higher median home value ($690,200 vs $524,700 in Suttons Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Arbor	Suttons Bay
Population	313	587
Median age	65.7 yrs	69.4 yrs
Median household income	$178,750	$123,125
Median home value	$690,200	$524,700
Housing units	329	549
Homeownership rate	100.0%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.7%	63.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Arbor	Suttons Bay
Population	129 → 313 (+142.6%)	544 → 587 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$109,167 → $178,750 (+63.7%)	$76,875 → $123,125 (+60.2%)
Median home value	$602,900 → $690,200 (+14.5%)	$365,500 → $524,700 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$864 → $1,600 (+85.2%)

Glen Arbor

Population

129313

Median household income

$109,167$178,750

Median home value

$602,900$690,200

Suttons Bay

Population

544587

Median household income

$76,875$123,125

Median home value

$365,500$524,700

Median gross rent

$864$1,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Arbor	Suttons Bay
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.8%	4.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	3.4%
25 to 34	1.9%	3.4%
35 to 44	1.9%	5.6%
45 to 54	7.7%	8.3%
55 to 64	16.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	40.3%	33.6%
75 and over	11.8%	30.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Arbor	Suttons Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	85.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Arbor	Suttons Bay
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	9.6%	15.5%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	61.4%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	46.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Arbor	Suttons Bay
Drove alone	55.0%	50.2%
Carpooled	2.8%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	15.1%
Bicycle	6.4%	4.1%
Worked from home	33.0%	24.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Arbor	Suttons Bay
1-unit, detached	98.2%	44.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	31.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glen Arbor	Suttons Bay
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.2%
Average household size	1.94	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	21	15
Median year structure built	1995	1988