Why people choose it
Saugatuck & Douglas
The art coast — dunes, harbor and a short list of premier homes.
- 01
Critical dune designations affect much of the desirable shoreline.
- 02
Saugatuck Township adopted a lakeside overlay district addressing coastal erosion.
- 03
Harbor, river and big-lake frontage are three different purchases.
- 04
Inventory at the top of this market is genuinely thin.
Photographs
Saugatuck & Douglas, as it is.
Real photographs, freely licensed, credited to the people who took them. Nothing here was generated.
01Saugatuck from the air, with the marinas along the Kalamazoo River.
02Mount Baldhead across the water, with the harbour in front of it.
03The Saugatuck chain ferry, still hand-cranked across the Kalamazoo River.
04The Kirby House on Center Street in Douglas, built in 1890.
05Late sun through the hardwoods above Saugatuck.
06Inside Uncommon Ground in Saugatuck.
Things to do
The art coast.
Named places, not a mood board. Follow any of them through to the people who run it.
Beach
01
Oval Beach
City-run Lake Michigan beach with parking and concessions; no lifeguards.
Ferry
02
Saugatuck Chain Ferry
A hand-cranked chain ferry has crossed the Kalamazoo River since 1857.
Dunes
03
Mount Baldhead Park
A 303-step stairway climbs the dune to a Cold War radar tower.
State park
04
Saugatuck Dunes State Park
2.5 miles of shoreline, 13 miles of trails and the Patty Birkholz Natural Area.
Art school
05
Ox-Bow School of Art
Founded in 1910, affiliated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Nature preserve
06
Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area
City-owned 173 acres of dune and wetland north of Oval Beach.
Theater
07
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Culver Street venue for theater, concerts, films and classes.
Museum
08
Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum
Housed in the 1904 pump house that served the town's first water system.
Hours, seasons and access change. Everything above links to the organization that runs it — check there before you drive out to Saugatuck & Douglas.
On the map
Two towns, one harbor.
Saugatuck and Douglas are the art coast: a working harbor, serious dunes and a supply of premier homes so short that buyers often wait for the right one. The dune landscape that makes it beautiful is also state-regulated, so what you may build is a question to settle before the offer.
Water · Kalamazoo River, the harbor and Lake Michigan
- County
- Allegan
- Water
- Kalamazoo River, the harbor and Lake Michigan
- Jurisdictions
- Saugatuck, Douglas and Saugatuck Township
- Schools
- Saugatuck Public Schools, serving both cities
Pins mark the center of Saugatuck & Douglas and any listings nearby. Approximate positions, not surveyed locations.
The market
Saugatuck & Douglas, last month.
Too few homes sold inside Saugatuck & Douglas that month to support an honest median, so the counts below are local and the medians are the county's. Each figure says which it is.
- Median sale price
$349,650
Allegan County · May 2026 (120 sales)
−0.1% year over year
- Median price per square foot
$213/sq ft
Allegan County · May 2026 (120 sales)
+0.6% year over year
- Median days on market
14 days
Allegan County · May 2026 (120 sales)
+4 days year over year
- Homes sold
8
Cities of Saugatuck and Douglas · May 2026
- New listings
8
Cities of Saugatuck and Douglas · May 2026
- Homes for sale
26
Cities of Saugatuck and Douglas · May 2026
Redfin Monthly Housing Market Tracker, All Residential. Published by Redfin on 2 June 2026 and read into this site on 5 August 2026. Monthly figures describe closed sales, not asking prices, and a single month in a small town moves on a handful of transactions — none of this is a valuation of any particular house.
On the market
Saugatuck & Douglas property.
$3,990,000
Douglas
702 Golfview Drive
4 bed · 4 bath · 3,031 sq ft · 1.3 acres
Listing courtesy of BHG Connections
$2,250,000
Saugatuck
690 Dune Grass Circle Drive
6 bed · 3 bath · 2,378 sq ft · 3.17 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt
$2,240,000
Saugatuck
3365 Palmer Drive
4 bed · 4 bath · 3,622 sq ft · 2.14 acres
Listing courtesy of West Edge Real Estate LLC
$1,800,000
Saugatuck
748 Holland Street
5 bed · 3 bath · 3,442 sq ft · 0.31 acres
Listing courtesy of BHG Connections
$1,700,000
Saugatuck
6342 Old Allegan Road
3 bed · 1 bath · 1,392 sq ft · 10.42 acres
Listing courtesy of Five Star Real Estate-Holland
$1,695,000
Saugatuck
118 Hoffman Street
4 bed · 3 bath · 3,450 sq ft · 0.67 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt
$1,695,000
Douglas
150 West Shore Woods
5 bed · 3 bath · 2,982 sq ft · 0.66 acres
Listing courtesy of CENTURY 21 Affiliated
$1,495,000
Saugatuck
3126 Red Oak Drive
5 bed · 4 bath · 1,890 sq ft · 0.9 acres
Listing courtesy of Jaqua Realtors
$1,389,000
Saugatuck
702 Lake Street
5 bed · 4 bath · 3,315 sq ft · 0.3 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt
$1,375,000
Douglas
72 Wilderness Ridge Drive
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,759 sq ft · 0.72 acres
Listing courtesy of Lighthouse Realty Co Inc
$1,295,000
Douglas
848 W Center Street
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,400 sq ft · 0.6 acres
Listing courtesy of Jaqua Realtors
$1,245,000
Saugatuck
6312 Silver Lake Drive
5 bed · 5 bath · 3,037 sq ft · 1.87 acres
Listing courtesy of Mill Pond Realty
$1,150,000
Saugatuck
6398 Blue Star Highway
3.27 acres
Listing courtesy of Wildlife Realty
$1,100,000
Saugatuck
526 Butler Street
4 bed · 3 bath · 1,563 sq ft · 0.2 acres
Listing courtesy of Mill Pond Realty
$1,099,000
Saugatuck
648 Francis Street
4 bed · 3 bath · 1,774 sq ft · 0.57 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Realty
$1,075,000
Saugatuck
841 Holland Street
2 bed · 2 bath · 1,688 sq ft · 0.33 acres
Listing courtesy of CENTURY 21 Affiliated
$1,074,000
Douglas
955 & 957 W Center Street
5 bed · 4 bath · 2,691 sq ft · 0.35 acres
Listing courtesy of eXp Realty LLC
$1,050,000
Saugatuck
722 Lake Street
6 bed · 4 bath · 3,500 sq ft · 0.25 acres
Listing courtesy of HomeRealty, LLC
$999,000
Douglas
741 W Center Street
4 bed · 3 bath · 3,106 sq ft · 1.5 acres
Listing courtesy of RE/MAX Lakeshore
$995,000
Saugatuck
1020 Allegan Street
0.5 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt Saugatuck
$995,000
Saugatuck
6195 Bayou Trail
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,929 sq ft · 0.8 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt
$975,000
Douglas
34 S Spring Street
4 bed · 3 bath · 3,794 sq ft · 0.38 acres
Listing courtesy of BHG Connections
$949,500
Saugatuck
345 Mary Street
4 bed · 2 bath · 2,540 sq ft · 0.2 acres
Listing courtesy of Mill Pond Realty
$929,000
Douglas
762 Wilderness Ridge Drive
5 bed · 3 bath · 2,404 sq ft · 0.6 acres
Listing courtesy of CENTURY 21 Affiliated
$875,000
Saugatuck
234 Francis Street
5 bed · 3 bath · 1,971 sq ft · 0.2 acres
Listing courtesy of HomeRealty Holland
$849,900
Saugatuck
450 Culver Street
4 bed · 2 bath · 2,830 sq ft · 0.2 acres
Listing courtesy of Key Realty
$799,000
Saugatuck
6459 Lilypad Lane
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,650 sq ft · 0.05 acres
Listing courtesy of Moayyer Real Estate
$799,000
Douglas
15 E Wall Street
5 bed · 4 bath · 1,235 sq ft · 0.24 acres
Listing courtesy of Mill Pond Realty
$795,000
Saugatuck
345 Dunegrass Ridge
0.76 acres
Listing courtesy of Jaqua Realtors
$759,995
Douglas
212 W Randolph Street
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,268 sq ft · 0.48 acres
Listing courtesy of Jaqua Realtors
$749,900
Saugatuck
3334 Clearview Lane
3 bed · 3 bath · 2,201 sq ft · 1.01 acres
Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices MI
$749,000
Saugatuck
3577 Kingfisher Cove Drive
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,650 sq ft · 0.05 acres
Listing courtesy of Moayyer Real Estate
$749,000
Saugatuck
6051 Old Allegan Road
3 bed · 2 bath · 2,216 sq ft · 4.11 acres
Listing courtesy of BHG Connections
$740,000
Douglas
319 S Union Street
4 bed · 2 bath · 1,443 sq ft · 0.49 acres
Listing courtesy of Jaqua Realtors
$699,900
Saugatuck
6560 Sanctuary Trail
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,392 sq ft · 0.16 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt
$699,000
Saugatuck
6540 Old Singapore Trail
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,969 sq ft
Listing courtesy of CENTURY 21 Affiliated
$699,000
Douglas
459 Summer Grove Drive
3 bed · 2 bath · 2,042 sq ft
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt
Before you buy
What to lookinto first.
Local conditions that change what a parcel is worth or what may be built on it. None of this is legal advice and none of it answers for a specific address — it is what to raise with the municipality, your attorney and your inspector before the offer, not after.
- 01Rental licenses do not transfer
Saugatuck licenses short-term rentals annually with an inspection, and its certificates are generally non-transferable, becoming void on an attempted transfer of ownership. Douglas permits short-term rentals wherever residential use is allowed, but its certificate is also void on sale and the new owner must reapply. Never price a purchase on the seller's existing license.
City of Saugatuck- 02Douglas rules differ from Saugatuck
These are separate municipalities with separate ordinances, and Saugatuck Township surrounds both. Douglas defines a short-term rental as a let of fewer than 31 consecutive days, permits it wherever residential use is permitted, and issues a certificate on a three-year cycle with fire inspection. Confirm which of the three jurisdictions a parcel sits in before reading any rule across.
City of Douglas- 03Critical dunes and erosion mapping
Saugatuck and Laketown townships are both in EGLE's Atlas of Critical Dunes, and each city carries a high risk erosion designation made in January 1996. The published recession rate is 1.7 feet a year, giving setbacks of 65 feet at 30 years and 115 feet at 60. Building, driveways and septic work on affected parcels need an EGLE permit.
Michigan EGLE- 04PCBs in the Kalamazoo River
The Allied Paper, Portage Creek and Kalamazoo River Superfund site covers 80 miles of river across Allegan and Kalamazoo counties, with polychlorinated biphenyls as the contaminant. Cleanup continues under a 2020 settlement. Check the current state fish-consumption advice for the river and Kalamazoo Lake before assuming unrestricted use of the water.
US EPA- 05Roughly half the homes are seasonal
The survey records 451 of 910 housing units in Saugatuck and 558 of 1,293 in Douglas as seasonal, recreational or occasional use. That shapes winter trade availability, off-season services and how an insurer treats an unoccupied house. Ask how a property is winterized and who checks on it between November and April.
Census Reporter
Check it at the source
Zoning, permitted uses, shoreline rules and school boundaries are set by the governing bodies below and can change. These are the offices that answer for Saugatuck & Douglas.