Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,787.
Berrien Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 574th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $79K. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 83% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $252K, 3.9 years of the Niles metro’s $65K median household income. The biggest place to walk is Love Creek County Park, 181 acres with 9.4 miles of trail. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Berrien Township, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where Berrien Township beats most towns.
Where Berrien Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Berrien Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A− for history (1 place on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C− comes from the livability subjects above.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 5 maps from 1927 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Berrien Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
36 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
16 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
9 mi Ancient siteFort St. Joseph
16 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
18 mi MuseumStudebaker National MuseumNotre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Berrien Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Berrien Township.
Its public schools are run by the Eau Claire Public Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lybrook Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 233 | D |
| Eau Claire High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 180 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
| Berrien Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Love Creek County Park | 9.4 mi | 181 |
| 2. Shamrock Park | 0.1 mi | 45 |
| 3. Webster Lake State Game Area | — | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Berrien Township has 415 jobs for its 1,951 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 666 in 2011 to 415.
Most working residents leave Berrien Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Berrien Township fell to 415 in 2021, 251 fewer than in 2011. 15% of workers work from home in Berrien Township.
| Berrien Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 15% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Berrien Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 63 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (19% statewide). 36% of Berrien Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Berrien Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 45.4 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 26% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Berrien Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.5% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,800, single groups can be off by several points
Berrien Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Berrien Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Berrien Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.5% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Berrien Township
About 5 of every 100 Berrien Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Berrien Township is a civil township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 4,868. Berrien Township was established in 1832, taking its name from Berrien County.
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5 towns share a border with Berrien Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrien Township | #574 | C− | B− | — | C− | C+ |
| Oronoko Township | #523 | C | B− | — | C− | B |
| Pipestone Township | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Berrien Springs | — | — | B | — | C− | B+ |
| Pokagon Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Niles Township | #505 | C+ | B | — | B | C |
Pipestone Township, Berrien Springs and Pokagon Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Berrien Township, Oronoko Township, Pipestone Township, Berrien Springs, Pokagon Township and Niles Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Berrien Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Berrien Township grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #574 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C+ for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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