County
Mason County, Michigan
Use this county page to find cities, townships, and villages in Mason 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
2
Townships
15
Villages
0
School districts
14
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 16.3613 mills to 42.9634 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 16.3613 mills to 60.9634 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Last reviewed June 8, 2026.
Local pages
Places in Mason County
City
Ludington
1 school district available.
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City
Scottville
1 school district available.
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Township
Amber Township
2 school districts available.
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Township
Branch Township
2 school districts available.
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Township
Custer Township
3 school districts available.
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Township
Eden Township
2 school districts available.
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Township
Freesoil Township
3 school districts available.
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Township
Grant Township
3 school districts available.
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Township
Hamlin Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Logan Township
3 school districts available.
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Township
Meade Township
2 school districts available.
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Pere Marquette Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Riverton Township
4 school districts available.
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Sheridan Township
1 school district available.
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Sherman Township
4 school districts available.
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Summit Township
3 school districts available.
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Victory Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Mason County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Mason County · Money and taxes
Good news on city income tax in Mason County
Ludington and Scottville do not levy a city income tax, so Mason County has no local income tax on paychecks.
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Hamlin Lake and the town that washed away
Hamlin Lake is Michigan's largest man-made lake, shaped by lumber dams and the lost town of Hamlin on the Big Sable River.
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Ludington and the great car ferries of Lake Michigan
Ludington's harbor is still home to the S.S. Badger, the last coal-fired passenger steamship in the United States.
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Ludington State Park and the Big Sable Point Light
Ludington State Park stretches between Lake Michigan and Hamlin Lake, with dunes, trails, beach, river paddling, and the Big Sable Point Light.
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The giant battery on the lakeshore: Ludington's Pumped Storage Plant
South of Ludington, the pumped storage plant works like a giant battery, moving Lake Michigan water uphill and back down to support the electric grid.
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The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and Mason County
The 1855 reservation tied the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians to Custer and Eden townships, where Indian Town stood near the Pere Marquette River.
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