Berrien Township property tax rate
Berrien County, Michigan · 2025 rates
Combined rate, 2025
19.0093to23.3892mills (dollars per $1,000 of taxable value), depending on where in Berrien Township the property is
Non-homestead rate: 37.0093 to 41.3892 mills
4 tax areas
Why the rate depends on the address
A Michigan property is taxed by every unit it sits in: the county, the township or city, the village if it's in one, the school district and intermediate school district, and sometimes a library, college or authority. Berrien Township spans more than one combination of these, so this page shows each one.
Your tax bill, or your county's appraisal or assessment office, lists the units for your property.
How Berrien Township compares
- Berrien Township's lowest combined rate, 19.0093 mills, is below the Berrien County median of 27.848 and below the Michigan median of 28.9881.
- In its Eau Claire Public Schools area, the combined rate fell 8.9% from 2021 (20.8579) to 2025 (19.0093).
- Rates across Berrien Township's 4 areas differ by 4.3799 mills, so the address matters.
Medians are of the lowest combined rate in each place, across 39 places in Berrien County. Percent changes compare two published rates; a rate change isn't the same as a bill change, because values change too.
Estimate your 2025 bill
Use the taxable value on your assessment notice or bill, not the assessed or market value. Taxable value is at most about half of market value.
Estimated annual tax before unit-specific exemptions
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Uses the homestead rate. A second home or rental pays the non-homestead rate. Excludes the 1% property tax administration fee.
Combined rate by year
| Area | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrien Springs Public | 21.8079 | 22.6516 | 22.0516 | 21.8329 | 21.7093 |
| Dowagiac Union Schools | 23.1523 | 24.1366 | 23.9866 | 23.1599 | 23.1214 |
| Eau Claire Public Schools | 20.8579 | 21.8516 | 21.8516 | 19.0329 | 19.0093 |
| Niles Community Schools | 22.4489 | 23.4426 | 23.4426 | 23.4205 | 23.3892 |
Combined rate mills (dollars per $1,000 of taxable value), as published for each year. A dash means no rate is on file for that year.
How property tax works in Michigan
Our Michigan property tax guide covers how assessments and rates work, when bills are due, relief programs and how to appeal.
Where these rates come from
Source: Michigan Department of Treasury, 2025 Total Property Tax Rates in Michigan. Retrieved 2026-10-27.
Rates are shown exactly as published. Where the state doesn't publish a combined total, the combined figure is the sum of the published unit rates and is labelled that way. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].
Get the Berrien Township rates when they're published
One email when new rates are out, and one before the appeal deadline. Nothing else.