Michigan · County property tax · ACS 2024
Barry County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Barry County pays $2,769 a year, an effective rate of 1.05%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,769
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.05%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +39%
- vs U.S. average
- #49 of 83
- rank in MI
The verdict
Homeowners in Barry County pay a median $2,769 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.05%, more affordable than 32% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,769
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.05%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2145 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +39%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($264,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Michigan. Population: 63,409. Owner-occupied homes: 21,374.
The median annual property tax in Barry County is $2,769, which is 5% lower than the Michigan state average and 39% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.05% on a median home value of $264,100. Property taxes represent 3.6% of the median household income in this county.
Barry County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Barry County's 1.05% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 32%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Barry County pay a median annual property tax of $2,769, well above the national median and modestly below the Michigan state median. On a $264,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.05% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Barry County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $77,500 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Michigan counties by effective rate
Barry County ranks #49 of 83 counties in Michigan by effective rate (41% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Barry County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Barry County rose 53.7%, from $171,800 to $264,100. The effective rate fell 21.8% over the same span, a steeper move than in 88% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 20.2%, to $2,769. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $2,303 to $2,769, a gain of 20%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 8,859 of 21,374 owner-occupied homes (41.4%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 3.6% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Barry County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Barry County homeowners, 8,859 of 21,374 owner-occupied homes (41.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 3.2% (693)
- $800 to $1,499 13.3% (2,851)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.5% (2,679)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.0% (4,908)
- $3,000 or more 41.4% (8,859)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,384 homes here (6.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Michigan handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Barry County, mortgaged homeowners pay 13% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Barry County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Barry County's effective rate is higher than 41% of the 83 counties in Michigan - ranking #49 of 83.
Where Barry County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.05% more affordable than 32% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same bill as Michigan, a lower rate
The median bill lands within 5% of the Michigan median while the effective rate runs 16% below it. The two offset each other: a gentler rate applied to more valuable housing arrives at roughly the state's own $2,769. A rate ranking would place this county far from the middle; the bill does not.
Barry County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Barry County | Michigan Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.6% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Barry County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Michigan counties.
Barry County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,769 +2.3% | 1.05% |
| 2023 | $2,706 +3.4% | 1.11% |
| 2022 | $2,617 +5.4% | 1.17% |
| 2021 | $2,482 +7.8% | 1.33% |
| 2020 | $2,303 | 1.34% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Barry County: tax-to-income at 3.6%
Counties near Barry County's effective rate
On effective rate, Barry County sits nearest Kearny County (KS), Wilkes County (GA), Turner County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Mariposa County (CA), Essex County (MA), Cherokee County (IA).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Barry County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,290 of 30,410 returns from Barry County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,128 - 35% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Barry County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Barry County?
- Barry County, Michigan scores F (30/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at D (+$337). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Barry County, Michigan?
- The median annual property tax in Barry County is $2,769, an effective rate of 1.05% on a $264,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Barry County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Barry County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.05% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Barry County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Barry County jumped 20.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,303 to $2,769, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Barry County?
- Property taxes in Barry County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $77,500 median household income.
What to do with Barry County's PAR rate
Barry County's $2,769 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Barry County ranks #49 of 83 Michigan counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Michigan overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Barry County's PAR effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.05%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,769/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Barry County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Barry County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Marshall County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,766/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.94% vs Barry County 1.05%.
Alachua County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,773/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.96% vs Barry County 1.05%.
Chesterfield County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,773/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.76% vs Barry County 1.05%.
Lucas County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,773/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.69% vs Barry County 1.05%.
Michigan county set
State ACS overview for every published Michigan county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Barry County stamps PAR · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Barry County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.