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Michigan property tax, ranked

Every school district rate in the 40 cities we cover, 144 of them, sorted from cheapest to most expensive. Published 2025 rates, converted into the number that actually matters: what share of a home's price you pay every year.

How to read this

Michigan levies mills against taxable value, not market value, and taxable value resets to roughly half of market value the year after a home sells. So for a buyer, the effective share of the purchase price is close to the millage divided by 2,000. That conversion is what makes these rates comparable to each other and to your budget.

Every rate below is the homestead rate, meaning a home you live in and claim the Michigan principal residence exemption on. A rental, second home, or investment property adds roughly 18 mills of school operating tax on top of the number shown.

Cheapest

0.99%

Brighton Area Schools, Brighton
$3,971 on a $400,000 home

Median of 144

1.85%

Bloomfield Hills and West Bloomfield transfer area, West Bloomfield
$7,390 on a $400,000 home

Most expensive

3.11%

Center Line Public Schools, Warren
$12,450 on a $400,000 home

The spread between the two ends is $8,479 a year on the same $400,000 purchase. Over a seven year hold that is $59,352, which is more than most buyers negotiate on price.

#CitySchool districtCounty MillageShare of priceTax on $400,000
1 BrightonTownship Brighton Area Schools Livingston 19.8570 0.99% $3,971
2 BrightonTownship Howell Public Schools Livingston 22.6453 1.13% $4,529
3 HowellTownship Howell Public Schools Livingston 23.6604 1.18% $4,732
4 Commerce Township Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Oakland 24.5296 1.23% $4,906
5 Macomb Township Utica Community Schools Macomb 25.4068 1.27% $5,081
6 Chesterfield L'Anse Creuse Public Schools Macomb 26.2405 1.31% $5,248
7 BrightonTownship Huron Valley Schools Livingston 26.2646 1.31% $5,253
8 Novi Novi and Walled Lake transfer area Oakland 27.1551 1.36% $5,431
9 Chesterfield New Haven Community Schools Macomb 27.5005 1.38% $5,500
10 BrightonTownship Hartland Consolidated Schools Livingston 27.5026 1.38% $5,501
11 HowellTownship Fowlerville Community Schools Livingston 27.5079 1.38% $5,502
12 Commerce Township Huron Valley Schools Oakland 27.5203 1.38% $5,504
13 Shelby Township Rochester Community Schools Macomb 28.5500 1.43% $5,710
14 Macomb Township L'Anse Creuse Public Schools Macomb 28.9068 1.45% $5,781
15 Lake Orion Pontiac City School District Oakland 29.0657 1.45% $5,813
16 Lake Orion Rochester Community Schools Oakland 29.2302 1.46% $5,846
17 Chesterfield Anchor Bay School District Macomb 29.2405 1.46% $5,848
18 Canton Plymouth Canton Community Schools Wayne 30.1246 1.51% $6,025
19 Macomb Township New Haven Community Schools Macomb 30.1668 1.51% $6,033
20 Waterford Pontiac City School District Oakland 30.4079 1.52% $6,082
21 Macomb Township Chippewa Valley Schools Macomb 30.5468 1.53% $6,109
22 Troy Royal Oak Schools Oakland 30.6309 1.53% $6,126
23 Shelby Township Utica Community Schools Macomb 30.6953 1.53% $6,139
24 Rochester Hills Rochester Community Schools Oakland 30.8553 1.54% $6,171
25 Clinton Township Fraser Public Schools Macomb 31.3747 1.57% $6,275
26 Clinton Township L'Anse Creuse Public Schools Macomb 31.3747 1.57% $6,275
27 West Bloomfield Pontiac City School District Oakland 31.4531 1.57% $6,291
28 Bloomfield HillsBloomfield Twp Pontiac City School District Oakland 31.5648 1.58% $6,313
29 Canton Van Buren Public Schools Wayne 31.7600 1.59% $6,352
30 Novi Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Oakland 32.0426 1.60% $6,409
31 Shelby Township Romeo Community Schools Macomb 32.2908 1.61% $6,458
32 PlymouthTownship Plymouth Canton Community Schools Wayne 32.4045 1.62% $6,481
33 Rochester Rochester Community Schools Oakland 32.4246 1.62% $6,485
34 ClarkstonIndependence Twp Waterford School District Oakland 32.4766 1.62% $6,495
35 Auburn Hills Pontiac City School District Oakland 32.4857 1.62% $6,497
36 Canton Wayne Westland Community Schools Wayne 32.5026 1.63% $6,501
37 Auburn Hills Rochester Community Schools Oakland 32.6502 1.63% $6,530
38 ClarkstonIndependence Twp Clarkston Community Schools Oakland 32.7266 1.64% $6,545
39 Clinton Township Chippewa Valley Schools Macomb 33.0147 1.65% $6,603
40 Lake Orion Clarkston Community Schools Oakland 33.2677 1.66% $6,654
41 Milford South Lyon Community Schools Oakland 33.3601 1.67% $6,672
42 West Bloomfield Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Oakland 33.5426 1.68% $6,709
43 Novi Novi and Northville transfer area Oakland 33.7242 1.69% $6,745
44 Commerce Township Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Oakland 34.0119 1.70% $6,802
45 Novi South Lyon Community Schools Oakland 34.1551 1.71% $6,831
46 Troy Bloomfield Hills Schools Oakland 34.2337 1.71% $6,847
47 Milford Huron Valley Schools Oakland 34.2383 1.71% $6,848
48 Waterford Waterford School District Oakland 34.3599 1.72% $6,872
49 Troy Avondale School District Oakland 34.5094 1.73% $6,902
50 Novi Northville Public Schools Oakland 34.5195 1.73% $6,904
51 Waterford Clarkston Community Schools Oakland 34.6099 1.73% $6,922
52 Troy Birmingham Public Schools Oakland 34.8300 1.74% $6,966
53 ClarkstonIndependence Twp Lake Orion Community Schools Oakland 35.0819 1.75% $7,016
54 NorthvilleTownship Plymouth Canton Community Schools Wayne 35.1832 1.76% $7,037
55 Grand BlancTownship Lake Fenton Community Schools Genesee 35.3527 1.77% $7,071
56 Bloomfield HillsCity Bloomfield Hills Schools Oakland 35.4018 1.77% $7,080
57 West Bloomfield Waterford School District Oakland 35.4051 1.77% $7,081
58 NorthvilleTownship Northville Public Schools Wayne 35.5072 1.78% $7,101
59 Lake Orion Lake Orion Community Schools Oakland 35.6230 1.78% $7,125
60 Wixom Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Oakland 35.8219 1.79% $7,164
61 Troy Warren Consolidated Schools Oakland 35.9346 1.80% $7,187
62 Rochester Hills Avondale School District Oakland 35.9928 1.80% $7,199
63 Bloomfield HillsCity Birmingham Public Schools Oakland 35.9981 1.80% $7,200
64 Troy Troy School District Oakland 36.0430 1.80% $7,209
65 ClarkstonCity Clarkston Community Schools Oakland 36.2619 1.81% $7,252
66 Berkley Royal Oak Schools Oakland 36.3012 1.82% $7,260
67 Novi South Lyon and Novi transfer area Oakland 36.3224 1.82% $7,264
68 Novi Novi Community Schools Oakland 36.3224 1.82% $7,264
69 West Bloomfield Bloomfield Hills Schools Oakland 36.4794 1.82% $7,296
70 Bloomfield HillsBloomfield Twp Bloomfield Hills Schools Oakland 36.5911 1.83% $7,318
71 BrightonCity Brighton Area Schools Livingston 36.6593 1.83% $7,332
72 Bloomfield HillsBloomfield Twp Avondale School District Oakland 36.8668 1.84% $7,373
73 West Bloomfield Bloomfield Hills and West Bloomfield transfer area Oakland 36.9494 1.85% $7,390
74 West Bloomfield Farmington Public Schools Oakland 36.9590 1.85% $7,392
75 West Bloomfield Birmingham Public Schools Oakland 37.0757 1.85% $7,415
76 Novi Northville and Novi transfer area Oakland 37.1177 1.86% $7,424
77 Bloomfield HillsBloomfield Twp Birmingham Public Schools Oakland 37.1874 1.86% $7,437
78 Clinton Township Mount Clemens Community Schools Macomb 37.2403 1.86% $7,448
79 Clinton Township Clintondale Community Schools Macomb 37.3747 1.87% $7,475
80 West Bloomfield West Bloomfield School District Oakland 37.3862 1.87% $7,477
81 Livonia Clarenceville School District Wayne 37.4524 1.87% $7,490
82 Auburn Hills Avondale School District Oakland 37.7877 1.89% $7,558
83 HowellCity Howell Public Schools Livingston 37.8695 1.89% $7,574
84 Wixom South Lyon Community Schools Oakland 37.9344 1.90% $7,587
85 Royal Oak Royal Oak Schools Oakland 37.9610 1.90% $7,592
86 Birmingham Birmingham Public Schools Oakland 38.1422 1.91% $7,628
87 Sterling Heights Utica Community Schools Macomb 38.9277 1.95% $7,786
88 Auburn Hills Lake Orion Community Schools Oakland 39.0430 1.95% $7,809
89 Farmington Hills Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Oakland 39.4568 1.97% $7,891
90 Farmington Hills Clarenceville School District Oakland 39.4924 1.97% $7,898
91 Grand BlancTownship Grand Blanc Community Schools Genesee 39.6601 1.98% $7,932
92 NorthvilleCity Northville Public Schools Oakland 39.9709 2.00% $7,994
93 Wixom Novi Community Schools Oakland 40.1017 2.01% $8,020
94 Grand BlancTownship Goodrich Area Schools Genesee 40.1534 2.01% $8,031
95 Berkley Berkley School District Oakland 40.2818 2.01% $8,056
96 PlymouthCity Plymouth Canton Community Schools Wayne 40.9761 2.05% $8,195
97 Livonia Livonia Public Schools Wayne 41.2361 2.06% $8,247
98 Milford Huron Valley Schools Oakland 41.6603 2.08% $8,332
99 Royal Oak Berkley School District Oakland 41.9416 2.10% $8,388
100 South Lyon South Lyon Community Schools Oakland 42.1483 2.11% $8,430
101 NorthvilleCity Northville Public Schools Wayne 42.1693 2.11% $8,434
102 Troy Lamphere Public Schools Oakland 42.2594 2.11% $8,452
103 Royal Oak Clawson Public Schools Oakland 42.7595 2.14% $8,552
104 Farmington Hills Farmington Public Schools Oakland 42.8732 2.14% $8,575
105 Sterling Heights Warren Consolidated Schools Macomb 43.3451 2.17% $8,669
106 Westland Taylor School District Wayne 43.4785 2.17% $8,696
107 Grosse PointeShores Village South Lake Schools Macomb 43.5773 2.18% $8,715
108 Grand BlancCity Grand Blanc Community Schools Genesee 44.2801 2.21% $8,856
109 Lake Orion Lake Orion Community Schools Oakland 44.8431 2.24% $8,969
110 Romulus Wayne Westland Community Schools Wayne 44.9077 2.25% $8,982
111 Madison Heights Royal Oak Schools Oakland 46.2962 2.31% $9,259
112 Ferndale Ferndale Public Schools Oakland 47.1564 2.36% $9,431
113 Westland Livonia Public Schools Wayne 47.3773 2.37% $9,475
114 Romulus Woodhaven Brownstown School District Wayne 47.4226 2.37% $9,485
115 St. Clair Shores Lakeview Public Schools Macomb 47.6075 2.38% $9,522
116 Westland Wayne Westland Community Schools Wayne 48.0889 2.40% $9,618
117 St. Clair Shores Lakeshore Public Schools Macomb 48.4575 2.42% $9,692
118 St. Clair Shores L'Anse Creuse Public Schools Macomb 48.4575 2.42% $9,692
119 Madison Heights Madison Public Schools Oakland 48.7858 2.44% $9,757
120 Westland Garden City Public Schools Wayne 49.8070 2.49% $9,961
121 St. Clair Shores South Lake Schools Macomb 50.1591 2.51% $10,032
122 Romulus Romulus Community Schools Wayne 50.6896 2.53% $10,138
123 Southfield Birmingham and Southfield transfer area Oakland 50.6993 2.53% $10,140
124 Dearborn Dearborn Public Schools Wayne 50.8704 2.54% $10,174
125 Warren Eastpointe Community Schools Macomb 51.2043 2.56% $10,241
126 Ferndale Hazel Park Schools Oakland 51.6764 2.58% $10,335
127 Southfield Birmingham Public Schools Oakland 51.8496 2.59% $10,370
128 Southfield Oak Park Schools Oakland 52.1169 2.61% $10,423
129 Grosse PointeCity Grosse Pointe Public Schools Wayne 52.2962 2.61% $10,459
130 Grosse PointeShores Village Grosse Pointe Public Schools Wayne 52.4293 2.62% $10,486
131 Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Public Schools Washtenaw 52.6657 2.63% $10,533
132 Grosse PointeFarms City Grosse Pointe Public Schools Wayne 52.7433 2.64% $10,549
133 Dearborn Westwood Community Schools Wayne 52.9112 2.65% $10,582
134 Warren Warren Consolidated Schools Macomb 52.9663 2.65% $10,593
135 Warren Van Dyke Public Schools Macomb 52.9945 2.65% $10,599
136 Warren Warren Woods Public Schools Macomb 53.1489 2.66% $10,630
137 Westland Romulus Community Schools Wayne 53.8708 2.69% $10,774
138 Grosse PointePark City Grosse Pointe Public Schools Wayne 54.5661 2.73% $10,913
139 Grosse PointeWoods City Grosse Pointe Public Schools Wayne 55.2398 2.76% $11,048
140 Warren Fitzgerald Public Schools Macomb 55.9699 2.80% $11,194
141 Southfield Southfield Public Schools Oakland 57.0201 2.85% $11,404
142 Madison Heights Lamphere Public Schools Oakland 57.9247 2.90% $11,585
143 Southfield Southfield and Birmingham transfer area Oakland 58.1881 2.91% $11,638
144 Warren Center Line Public Schools Macomb 62.2516 3.11% $12,450

Source: Michigan Department of Treasury, 2025 Total Property Tax Rates in Michigan (Form 4029 total rates report). Rates are 2025 homestead totals. Special assessments for roads, police, or refuse, and village levies where they apply, can add to these figures. Confirm any specific parcel with the county treasurer before relying on it.

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Questions people ask

Which Michigan city has the lowest property taxes?

Of the 144 district rates we publish, the lowest is Brighton Area Schools in Brighton at 19.8570 mills, about 0.99% of purchase price, or $3,971 a year on a $400,000 home. Rates change annually and vary by parcel, so treat this as a starting point rather than a guarantee.

Why is the rate shown as a percentage of price when Michigan bills in mills?

Because mills are levied on taxable value, which is roughly half of market value after a sale, a millage figure on its own tells a buyer very little. Dividing by 2,000 converts it into the share of what you actually pay for the house, which is directly comparable across cities and directly usable in a mortgage payment.

Does the district with the lowest tax rate have the worst schools?

Not reliably, and we will not pretend to rank schools. Millage funds debt, sinking funds, and local operating levies, so a district that recently paid off a bond can be cheaper than a neighbour without any difference in quality. Use the tax number as a budget input and judge schools separately.

Will I pay what the current owner pays?

Usually not. Michigan caps annual growth in taxable value while one owner holds a home, and that cap comes off when it sells. Taxable value then resets to about half of market value, which often raises the bill well above what the seller was paying. Budget from the rate, never from the seller's tax bill.

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Yes. Buyers and sellers never pay us anything. When a deal closes, the agent pays a standard referral fee out of their own commission. Your agreement with your agent is exactly the same as if you had found them yourself.

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