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The median home value in Berrien County, MI is $285,496 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.12% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$285,496
Year-over-Year
+7.12%
National Rank
#1067 of 3071
Berrien County ranks 16th out of 83 counties in MI by median home price, and is +21.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MI, the typical county has a median home value of $229,949, making Berrien County +24.2% above the MI state median.
Households here earn a median of $65,425 a year against a typical home value of $285,496 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 72% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Berrien County recorded a violent crime rate of 720 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,215 per 100,000.
Based on 8 reporting cities covering 37,657 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Berrien County is $285,496. That's up 7.12% from a year earlier. That is about 21.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Berrien County the 16th most expensive of 83 counties in Michigan.
Median household income here is $65,425, so a typical home costs about 4.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Berrien County recorded 720 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 37,657 residents across 8 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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