QUALITY OF LIFE

Barry County prides itself on providing a high quality of life creating an ideal setting to for any family desiring a rural setting and a natural landscape.  It has been said that Barry County is on the way to everywhere being only a short 30 minute drive to all of West Michigan’s urban areas including Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Grand Rapids.  Barry County is primarily a bedroom community as families seek a peaceful setting amidst a county full of lakes, rivers and wooded landscape.  Barry County boasts a strong educational system, abundant agriculture and a top-notch healthcare system including a community hospital.

Healthcare

Pennock Health Services

Education

Barry Intermediate School District – www.barryisd.org
Delton Kellogg School District – www.dkschools1.org
Hastings Area School District - www.hassk12.org
Maple Valley School District – http://mvs.k12.mi.us/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1
Thornapple Kellogg School District – www.tkschools.org
Lakewood Public School District - http://www.lakewood.k12.mi.us/
Bellevue Community School District - www.bellevue-schools.com

Agriculture

2007 Census of Agriculture-Barry County
MSU Extension Services