County
Manistee County, Michigan
Use this county page to find cities, townships, and villages in Manistee 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
14
Villages
0
School districts
12
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 23.8039 mills to 43.637 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 41.8039 mills to 61.637 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Last reviewed June 8, 2026.
Local pages
Places in Manistee County
City
Manistee
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Township
Arcadia Township
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Bear lake Township
4 school districts available.
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Brown Township
2 school districts available.
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Cleon Township
3 school districts available.
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Dickson Township
1 school district available.
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Filer Township
1 school district available.
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Manistee Township
3 school districts available.
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Maple Grove Township
2 school districts available.
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Marilla Township
3 school districts available.
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Norman Township
1 school district available.
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Onekama Township
2 school districts available.
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Pleasanton Township
4 school districts available.
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Springdale Township
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Stronach Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Manistee County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Manistee County · Outdoors
Arcadia: the bluffs, the dunes, and a famous flyer
Arcadia's Lake Michigan bluffs, golf course, dunes, marsh, and Harriet Quimby history shape the far northwest corner of Manistee County.
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Bear Lake, Copemish, and the countryside
Northern and inland Manistee County mixes Bear Lake, old railroad villages, Manistee Lake, farms, and wooded acreage.
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Kaleva, the Finnish village
Kaleva's Finnish roots and the Makinen Bottle House give central Manistee County one of its signature village stories.
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Onekama and Portage Lake
Onekama's Portage Lake harbor, Lake Michigan beaches, and famous 1871 Cut make it a classic Manistee County resort community.
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The Manistee River and the National Forest
Eastern Manistee County is big-woods country shaped by the Manistee River, national forest land, fishing, paddling, and cabins.
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Buying in a township? Watch for special assessments on top of your taxes
Michigan township buyers should check for special assessments that can add separate road, sewer, water, lighting, sidewalk, or drain charges.
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