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Best Property Tax Counties in Michigan

Effective property tax rate vs national benchmarks Compare rankings across all 83 counties.

Average Property Tax Score
29/100
Top County
Leelanau County
Counties Ranked
83

Top 10

#1
Leelanau County
MI
63/100
#2
Benzie County
MI
50/100
#3
Alcona County
MI
50/100
#4
Kalkaska County
MI
46/100
#5
Otsego County
MI
46/100
#6
Emmet County
MI
45/100
#7
Antrim County
MI
44/100
#8
Sanilac County
MI
44/100
#9
Montmorency County
MI
44/100
#10
Cheboygan County
MI
43/100

All Michigan Counties Ranked

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1Leelanau County, MI
63.1
60.9
2Benzie County, MI
50.2
52.8
3Alcona County, MI
49.8
62.1
4Kalkaska County, MI
45.9
46.2
5Otsego County, MI
45.6
50.8
6Emmet County, MI
44.9
55.3
7Antrim County, MI
44.3
54.7
8Sanilac County, MI
44
51.8
9Montmorency County, MI
43.6
52.5
10Cheboygan County, MI
43.4
51
11Oscoda County, MI
42.6
54.3
12Keweenaw County, MI
42.5
71.6
13Lapeer County, MI
41.5
49.4
14Cass County, MI
41
41.1
15Hillsdale County, MI
40.9
45.3
16Missaukee County, MI
39.9
50.2
17Grand Traverse County, MI
39.7
50.7
18Livingston County, MI
39
54.6
19Charlevoix County, MI
38.7
55.2
20Mecosta County, MI
38.3
42.1
21Alger County, MI
38.2
64.3
22Marquette County, MI
38.1
51
23Luce County, MI
37
50
24Ogemaw County, MI
36.5
41.7
25Presque Isle County, MI
36.5
70.1
26Menominee County, MI
35.9
56
27Mackinac County, MI
35.3
45.9
28Roscommon County, MI
34.6
47.4
29Ottawa County, MI
34
52.1
30Osceola County, MI
33.9
51.2
31Iosco County, MI
33.7
50.3
32Montcalm County, MI
32.8
38
33Manistee County, MI
31.9
41.9
34Schoolcraft County, MI
31.8
55.6
35Crawford County, MI
31.6
49.5
36Mason County, MI
30.7
52
37Barry County, MI
30.5
46.2
38St. Joseph County, MI
30.2
38.4
39Berrien County, MI
30.1
32.7
40Alpena County, MI
29.2
52.2
41Delta County, MI
29.1
49.5
42Allegan County, MI
29
40.2
43Kent County, MI
28.7
36.8
44Oceana County, MI
28.4
46
45Lake County, MI
28.2
55.2
46Newaygo County, MI
28.1
50
47Monroe County, MI
27.7
43.1
48St. Clair County, MI
27.1
42.3
49Wexford County, MI
27.1
36.8
50Ionia County, MI
27
50.7
51Clare County, MI
26.5
43.1
52Gladwin County, MI
26.3
49.4
53Branch County, MI
24.1
37.2
54Ontonagon County, MI
24
63.5
55Huron County, MI
23.8
55.5
56Clinton County, MI
23.3
33.8
57Muskegon County, MI
22.7
33.8
58Houghton County, MI
22.3
54.6
59Gratiot County, MI
22.2
43.1
60Tuscola County, MI
21.8
46.5
61Jackson County, MI
21.5
33.3
62Chippewa County, MI
21.3
52.8
63Van Buren County, MI
21.3
38.3
64Arenac County, MI
20.8
51.9
65Isabella County, MI
20.2
35.7
66Oakland County, MI
20
43.7
67Lenawee County, MI
19.6
40.3
68Baraga County, MI
19.3
55.7
69Shiawassee County, MI
19.1
42.7
70Genesee County, MI
17.3
31.5
71Eaton County, MI
16.7
39.7
72Macomb County, MI
16.5
37.3
73Iron County, MI
15.7
60.4
74Dickinson County, MI
14.2
58.2
75Kalamazoo County, MI
13.4
31
76Gogebic County, MI
13.1
55.5
77Calhoun County, MI
12.9
28.9
78Midland County, MI
12.7
52.4
79Washtenaw County, MI
10.4
38
80Saginaw County, MI
10
31.8
81Bay County, MI
8.9
39.4
82Wayne County, MI
8.6
25.6
83Ingham County, MI
4.5
37.9

Data Source

Property Tax data from TaxByCounty. See full details at TaxByCounty. Data updated February 2026.