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Pipestone Township vs Berrien Township

Next-door neighbors in Berrien County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+45% in Berrien Township) and work from home (+11.1 pts in Berrien Township).

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Pipestone Township, MIKnown for its schoolsBerrien County · 2,220 people
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Berrien Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsBerrien County · 4,839 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Pipestone TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 14%of MI districts Health75% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pipestone Township →
Berrien TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health58% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 14%of MI districts HistorySettled in 18321 place on the National Register All about Berrien Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Berrien Township
Berrien Township $2,514Pipestone Township $1,729
Work from home+11.1 pts
More people work from home in Berrien Township
Berrien Township 14.8%Pipestone Township 3.7%
Trails2.3×
Berrien Township has more miles of trail
Berrien Township 11.6 miPipestone Township 5.0 mi
Bachelor’s degree++17.6 pts
More adults in Berrien Township have a degree
Berrien Township 35.4%Pipestone Township 17.8%
Street grid+59%
Berrien Township has the more walkable street grid
Berrien Township 4.6Pipestone Township 2.9
Size2.2×
Berrien Township is the bigger place
Berrien Township 4,839Pipestone Township 2,220
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Berrien Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Pipestone Township$1,250/mo
Typical home $210K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $855/mo · Housing →
Berrien Township$1,530/mo
Typical home $253K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $873/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Berrien Township and Pipestone Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Michigan ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
DPipestone TownshipBetter than 14% of districts in the state DBerrien TownshipBetter than 14% of districts in the state
Health
CPipestone TownshipHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns C+Berrien TownshipHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns
Where they are

Pipestone Township and Berrien Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Pipestone TownshipBerrien TownshipPipestone TownshipBerrien Township
Pipestone Township ↔ Berrien Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
26 Pipestone Township residents work in Berrien Township (2.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pipestone Township →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Pipestone TownshipBerrien Township
Snow a year87″63″
January low20°F19°F
July high85°F83°F
Growing season (days)189d180d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th28th
Outdoors & history
Pipestone TownshipBerrien Township
Trails5 mi12 mi
Conserved land3.4%2.8%
Settled18421832
National Register places—1
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here21
Community
Pipestone TownshipBerrien Township
Library hours a week—46 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Pipestone TownshipBerrien Township
People
Population 2,220Lowest 4,839Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.8%Lowest MI: +2% -4.2%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 48±5.5Highest 19% above MI 45.4±8Lowest 13% above MI
Pipestone Township and Berrien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.3%±4.9Highest MI: 21.2% 20.6%±3.9Lowest MI: 21.2%
Pipestone Township and Berrien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.4%±3.3Highest MI: 18.6% 22.8%±5.4Lowest MI: 18.6%
Pipestone Township and Berrien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.8%Lowest MI: 32.4% 35.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±2.1Lowest MI: 6.1% 5%±2.2Highest MI: 6.1%
Berrien Township and Pipestone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,533±$9kLowest about the MI average $79,148±$12kHighest 9% above MI
Berrien Township and Pipestone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $210,400±$35kLowest 9% below MI $252,500±$33kHighest 9% above MI
Berrien Township and Pipestone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $855±$420Lowest 24% below MI $873±$190Highest 23% below MI
Berrien Township and Pipestone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,729Lowest 40% below MI $2,514Highest 13% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.7%±41.4Lowest MI: 50.4% 56.7%±23.9Highest MI: 50.4%
Berrien Township and Pipestone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.5%Lowest MI: 13.2% 14.4%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 89.2%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 8 yrs older than MI 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 10% below MI 24 minHighest about the MI average
Work from home 3.7%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 14.8%±5.6Highest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 6.4%Highest 4.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Highest 0.21Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Benton Township (10%)Oronoko Township (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Berrien TownshipFew work in Pipestone Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.0 miLowest 11.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.9Lowest 4.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#472 of 493 in MI
School district Eau Claire Public SchoolsEau Claire Public Schools · Berrien RESA
High school in town WAY Eau ClaireEau Claire High School
Students per teacherat that high school 3.1Lowest 13.0Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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