Why people choose it
Holland
Lake Macatawa, Big Red and a downtown that works year-round.
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Lake Macatawa reaches Lake Michigan through the channel at Big Red.
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Downtown is genuinely year-round, snowmelt sidewalks and all.
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North Shore frontage carries the market's deepest water.
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Holland Charter Township and the City of Holland have different rules.
Photographs
Holland, as it is.
Real photographs, freely licensed, credited to the people who took them. Nothing here was generated.
01Big Red at the Holland channel, catching the last of the sun from Holland State Park.
Rachel Kramer from Grandville, MI, United States · CC BY 2.0
02De Zwaan, the working Dutch windmill on Windmill Island.
03Eighth Street from the air during Tulip Time, looking west across downtown.
04Washington Square during the Tulip Time run.
05The Lake Michigan shore north of the channel, from the air.
06The Heinz Walkway, on the water at the edge of town.
Things to do
Around Holland.
Named places, not a mood board. Follow any of them through to the people who run it.
Gardens
01
Windmill Island Gardens
Thirty-six acres of gardens, dikes and canals around a working Dutch windmill.
Festival
02
Tulip Time Festival
Ten days each May, running since 1929, with over five million tulips.
Downtown
03
Downtown Holland
A snowmelt system has kept the streets and sidewalks clear since 1988.
Market
04
Holland Farmers Market
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 150 West 8th Street, with over 75 vendors.
Park
05
Kollen Park
Twenty-four acres on Lake Macatawa with a boardwalk, band shell and launch.
Park
06
Van Raalte Farm Park
160 acres of woodland and trails around a nineteenth-century farmhouse.
Museum
07
Holland Museum
City and Dutch settlement history, at 31 West 10th Street.
Theme park
08
Nelis' Dutch Village
Dutch-themed outdoor rides and a petting farm on James Street.
Hours, seasons and access change. Everything above links to the organization that runs it — check there before you drive out to Holland.
On the map
Lake, channel, big lake.
Holland is the lakeshore town that does not close in the winter. A heated downtown, a real employment base and a lake that connects to Lake Michigan through the channel — which is why it holds value in a market where many shore towns empty out in October.
Water · Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan
- Counties
- Ottawa and Allegan
- Jurisdictions
- City of Holland and Holland Charter Township
- Schools
- Holland City School District
- Land area
- 16.93 square miles
Pins mark the center of Holland and any listings nearby. Approximate positions, not surveyed locations.
The market
Holland, last month.
Every figure below is Holland's own, as published for the month named on it.
- Median sale price
$352,500
City of Holland · May 2026 (34 sales)
+17.5% year over year
- Median price per square foot
$228/sq ft
City of Holland · May 2026 (34 sales)
+4.2% year over year
- Median days on market
21 days
City of Holland · May 2026 (34 sales)
+9 days year over year
- Homes sold
34
City of Holland · May 2026
−24.4% year over year
- New listings
52
City of Holland · May 2026
0.0% year over year
- Homes for sale
39
City of Holland · May 2026
−22.0% year over year
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.
Nearby
Closest to Holland.
Nothing listed in Holland this week.
Rennie works this market directly, and a good deal of what trades at the top of it never reaches a public search. Ask him what is actually available.
Ask Rennie about HollandBefore 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.
- 01Short-term rental cap and separation rule
The city's investor-owned short-term rental worksheet sets a limit of 25 properties city-wide in the residential districts, with a 500-foot separation between investor-owned units. An owner may hold an interest in only one such unit, and the approval does not transfer to a new owner on sale. Ask whether a property currently holds an approval, and confirm with the city that it can be renewed rather than assuming it.
City of Holland- 02Lake Macatawa water quality
The lake is nutrient-enriched and has been monitored since 2013 under Project Clarity. The 2023 mean total phosphorus reading was 110 micrograms per liter against a state interim target of 50, and mean water clarity was 0.73 meters against a 1-metre goal. Waterfront buyers should expect green water and reduced clarity in the warm months.
Grand Valley State University- 03Four local historic districts
Holland has four locally designated historic districts: Holland, Holland Addition, Washington Boulevard and Keppel's Village. Properties inside them need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic District Commission for work that changes the exterior. Check the district maps before pricing new windows, siding, porches or fences.
City of Holland- 04The snowmelt is a special assessment
The heated downtown covers roughly 1,050,000 square feet of streets and sidewalks. Rather than charging every resident, the city assesses the businesses and residents that directly benefit, at a rate the fact sheet gives as 52 cents per square foot. Confirm whether a downtown parcel carries the assessment, and over what area.
City of Holland- 05The city sits in two counties
Holland lies in both Ottawa and Allegan counties, and the line runs through the built-up area. County services, registers of deeds and millage rates differ either side of it. Establish which county a parcel is in before relying on any tax figure, or before looking for the title record in the wrong office.
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 Holland.