Census-designated place Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert is a census-designated place in Michigan, in Berrien County. A census-designated place is an unincorporated community that the Census Bureau defines for statistics; it has no city government of its own.
The median owner-occupied home in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert had a real-estate tax bill of $3,657 (± $981) a year, compared with $2,795 in Michigan and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $296,000 (± $72,522), compared with $217,600 in Michigan and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,468 ± 280 | 10,051,595 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $3,657 ± $981rough guide only: the margin of error is 27% of the estimate | $2,795 ± $9 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $296,000 ± $72,522 | $217,600 ± $692 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $80,642 ± $11,730 | $71,149 ± $286 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.24% ± 0.45 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 36% of the estimate | 1.28% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 95.2% ± 6.2 points | 72.9% ± 0.2 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 56.3% ± 21.2 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 38% of the estimate | 32.6% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 22.9% ± 6.7 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 29% of the estimate | 19.2% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Michigan
How it works. Three-year delinquency/forfeiture/foreclosure process administered by Foreclosing Governmental Unit (FGU), followed by governmental options and public auction
Excess sale money. Michigan recognizes claims for remaining/excess foreclosure-sale proceeds. Current post-2020 claim process requires qualifying former interest holder to file Notice of Intention by statutory deadline; Treasury also provides procedures for certain retroactive pre-2020 claims following Michigan Supreme Court decisions
These rules are set by Michigan, not by Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Michigan entry with statute links.