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Michigan property tax rates

The typical county in Michigan charges about 1.09% of a home’s value a year in property taxes, or $4,360 on a $400,000 home.

Typical county rate1.09%Median of 83 counties
Highest1.83%Ingham County
Lowest0.68%Leelanau County
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Counties by effective rate

RankCountyEffective rateTax on a $400,000 home
1Ingham County1.83%$7,320
2Wayne County1.63%$6,520
3Washtenaw County1.52%$6,080
4Bay County1.49%$5,960
5Saginaw County1.49%$5,960
6Midland County1.47%$5,880
7Calhoun County1.45%$5,800
8Kalamazoo County1.45%$5,800
9Gogebic County1.43%$5,720
10Eaton County1.41%$5,640
11Macomb County1.40%$5,600
12Genesee County1.36%$5,440
13Iron County1.34%$5,360
14Isabella County1.34%$5,360
15Shiawassee County1.31%$5,240
16Dickinson County1.27%$5,080
17Lenawee County1.27%$5,080
18Oakland County1.27%$5,080
19Chippewa County1.26%$5,040
20Jackson County1.26%$5,040
21Gratiot County1.24%$4,960
22Clinton County1.23%$4,920
23Van Buren County1.23%$4,920
24Baraga County1.22%$4,880
25Tuscola County1.21%$4,840
26Huron County1.19%$4,760
27Muskegon County1.18%$4,720
28Branch County1.16%$4,640
29Houghton County1.16%$4,640
30Monroe County1.16%$4,640
31Ontonagon County1.16%$4,640
32Gladwin County1.15%$4,600
33St. Clair County1.14%$4,560
34Arenac County1.13%$4,520
35Delta County1.13%$4,520
36Ionia County1.13%$4,520
37Wexford County1.13%$4,520
38Clare County1.11%$4,440
39Kent County1.11%$4,440
40Newaygo County1.10%$4,400
41St. Joseph County1.10%$4,400
42Lake County1.09%$4,360
43Allegan County1.08%$4,320
44Berrien County1.08%$4,320
45Mackinac County1.07%$4,280
46Alpena County1.06%$4,240
47Crawford County1.06%$4,240
48Mason County1.06%$4,240
49Barry County1.05%$4,200
50Manistee County1.04%$4,160
51Osceola County1.02%$4,080
52Ottawa County1.02%$4,080
53Menominee County1.01%$4,040
54Montcalm County1.01%$4,040
55Oceana County1.01%$4,040
56Roscommon County1.01%$4,040
57Hillsdale County0.99%$3,960
58Keweenaw County0.99%$3,960
59Mecosta County0.99%$3,960
60Schoolcraft County0.99%$3,960
61Luce County0.98%$3,920
62Missaukee County0.98%$3,920
63Cass County0.97%$3,880
64Livingston County0.97%$3,880
65Marquette County0.97%$3,880
66Iosco County0.96%$3,840
67Ogemaw County0.95%$3,800
68Presque Isle County0.95%$3,800
69Alger County0.94%$3,760
70Oscoda County0.94%$3,760
71Lapeer County0.92%$3,680
72Charlevoix County0.90%$3,600
73Sanilac County0.90%$3,600
74Cheboygan County0.89%$3,560
75Grand Traverse County0.89%$3,560
76Kalkaska County0.87%$3,480
77Montmorency County0.86%$3,440
78Antrim County0.84%$3,360
79Emmet County0.83%$3,320
80Alcona County0.82%$3,280
81Otsego County0.80%$3,200
82Benzie County0.79%$3,160
83Leelanau County0.68%$2,720

What changes when you buy

In Michigan, the taxable value “uncaps” when a home sells and resets to about half of market value. That means your first bills are likely to be higher than the county average, which reflects what current owners pay.

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U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates