County
Barry County, Michigan
Use this county page to find cities, townships, and villages in Barry 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
16
Villages
0
School districts
17
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 21.0423 mills to 45.0811 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 26.8131 mills to 63.0811 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Last reviewed June 8, 2026.
Local pages
Places in Barry County
City
Hastings
1 school district available.
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Township
Assyria Township
4 school districts available.
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Baltimore Township
3 school districts available.
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Barry Township
2 school districts available.
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Carlton Township
4 school districts available.
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Castleton Township
4 school districts available.
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Hastings Township
2 school districts available.
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Hope Township
2 school districts available.
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Irving Township
3 school districts available.
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Johnstown Township
5 school districts available.
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Maple Grove Township
4 school districts available.
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Orangeville Township
4 school districts available.
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Prairieville Township
3 school districts available.
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Rutland Township
2 school districts available.
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Thornapple Township
3 school districts available.
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Woodland Township
3 school districts available.
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Yankee Springs Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Barry County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Barry County · Home and property
Buying on (or near) a Barry County lake?
Barry County lake homes can come with legal lake levels, lake special assessments, lake associations, and lake-specific boating rules.
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Hastings, the county seat
Hastings is Barry County's seat, with the Thornapple River, an old downtown, and the 1890s Barry County Courthouse.
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Historic Charlton Park
Historic Charlton Park is a Barry County park and museum with a re-created historic village on Thornapple Lake.
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Outside town, you're probably on a well and septic
Most Barry County township homes use private wells and septic systems, and the county's former sale-time inspection mandate was repealed in 2018.
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The Gilmore Car Museum
The Gilmore Car Museum at Hickory Corners is a 90-acre campus of historic cars, red barns, vintage buildings, and partner auto museums.
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Yankee Springs and Gun Lake
Yankee Springs Recreation Area and Gun Lake make northwest Barry County one of southern Michigan's strongest outdoors corners.
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What to check next in Barry County
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