Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Use this county page to find the right government office or narrow down to a city or township. The service directory covers common county jobs; the local pages add property-tax context, school-district rate ranges, nearby places, and Porch Notes tied to each community.
County snapshot
Cities
4
Townships
15
School districts
16
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 29.8114 mills to 50.7886 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 47.8114 mills to 68.4483 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Data used: 2025 Michigan Treasury Total Property Tax Rates. Last reviewed July 12, 2026.
Use this carefully: Michigan Porch uses the statewide published rates as a planning aid. The local assessor or treasurer controls parcel-specific values, due dates, and special assessments.
County service directory
Find the office before you make the trip
Some questions stay with the city or township. Others move to the county, a health district, or a court. Start with the job you need done, then confirm hours, fees, and forms with the office.
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Marriage licenses, local vital records, and elections
Kalamazoo County clerk
Start with the clerk for a marriage license, a county-filed birth or death record, election information, and other county records.
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Deeds, mortgages, and recorded land documents
Kalamazoo County register of deeds
Use this office for recorded property documents. It does not decide ownership disputes or tell you whether a deed is legally sufficient.
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Delinquent real-property tax and foreclosure questions
Kalamazoo County treasurer
Current bills usually begin with the city or township treasurer. After the local collection period, delinquent real-property tax moves to the county or the state foreclosing unit.
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Private wells, septic systems, and local health services
Local health department
Michigan has county and multi-county health departments. Use the state finder to see which department serves this county before applying or making an appointment.
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District, circuit, probate, or family-court business
Michigan trial courts serving this county
The court depends on the case type and sometimes the city or district. The judiciary directory lists court locations, websites, and contact information by county.
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Countywide assessment data and equalization
Kalamazoo County equalization
Your local assessor and Board of Review handle an individual parcel first. County equalization studies values across local units and supports assessment administration.
County websites are checked against the State of Michigan county website directory . State and court finders are used where one office or district can serve more than one county. Directory reviewed July 12, 2026. Office roles were checked against Michigan Vital Records, Michigan Treasury taxpayer resources, and State Tax Commission guidance.
Local pages
Places in Kalamazoo County
City
Galesburg
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Kalamazoo
4 school districts available.
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Parchment
1 school district available.
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Portage
4 school districts available.
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Township
Alamo Township
2 school districts available.
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Brady Township
2 school districts available.
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Charleston Township
3 school districts available.
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Climax Township
2 school districts available.
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Comstock Township
3 school districts available.
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Cooper Township
4 school districts available.
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Kalamazoo Township
3 school districts available.
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Oshtemo Township
3 school districts available.
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Pavilion Township
5 school districts available.
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Prairie Ronde Township
3 school districts available.
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Richland Township
1 school district available.
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Ross Township
2 school districts available.
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Schoolcraft Township
2 school districts available.
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Texas Township
4 school districts available.
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Wakeshma Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Kalamazoo County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Kalamazoo County · History and culture
A dam over an eight-foot waterfall made the lake at Vicksburg's heart
In 1831 John Vickers dammed an eight-foot falls on Portage Creek for a grist mill; the pond he raised became Sunset Lake, and the town that grew around it took his name.
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A lakeside ballroom once drew Chicago crowds to a Pavilion Township park
On Long Lake's west shore, the Ramona Palace pulled dancers and big bands by rail from as far as Chicago through the 1930s and '40s; the site is now a Portage park.
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Al Sabo: 25 miles of trail sitting on top of Kalamazoo's drinking water
The Al Sabo Land Preserve in Texas Township is a 700-plus-acre nature area built to guard the wellfield that supplies Kalamazoo's drinking water, with 25 miles of trail laced over the wellheads.
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Climax got its name from one settler getting carried away
When early settler Daniel Eldred first saw the wide prairie south of Kalamazoo he declared it 'caps the climax of everything I ever saw,' and the name Climax stuck.
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Kalamazoo County's first sawmill spun up here in 1831
Judge Caleb Eldred built the first sawmill in Kalamazoo County at Comstock in 1831, and a year later he and Horace Comstock raised the county's first grist mill on the same fast water.
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Oshtemo means 'head waters' — and there's a creek to prove it
Oshtemo Township carries a Potawatomi word meaning head waters, a fitting name for the high ground where Arcadia Creek begins before flowing east into downtown Kalamazoo.
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What to check next in Kalamazoo County
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