#1Benton Harbor
Berrien County · 8,803 peopleMedian yearly bill·1.19% of the median home value
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Towns with the lowest property taxes in Michigan
Benton Harbor has the lowest property-tax bills of Michigan’s 698 towns of 2,500+: homeowners’ median bill is $911 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town’s median bill here is $2,716.
Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners pay. The survey reports bills of $10,000 or more only as “$10,000+”, so those towns are listed below the list, not ranked. A described list: no letters. How grades work
#1$911
Hayes Township
Clare County · 4,722 peopleMedian yearly bill·1.03% of the median home value
#3Calumet Township
Houghton County · 6,309 peopleMedian yearly bill·0.98% of the median home value
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Median yearly bill, lowest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied; 128 towns here).
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3 towns with bills of $10,000+
The survey reports a median bill of $10,000 or more only as “$10,000+”, so these towns can’t be placed against each other or the list.
- Birmingham Oakland County · 21,923 people
- Bloomfield Hills Oakland County · 4,390 people
- Village of Grosse Pointe Shores Wayne County · 2,533 people
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Questions people ask
Which Michigan town has the lowest property taxes?
Benton Harbor (Berrien County): homeowners’ median bill is $911 a year. Hayes Township ($966) and Calumet Township ($983) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By the median yearly property-tax bill homeowners report to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), lowest first. Towns with the same bill share a rank (T). The share of home value is the bill divided by the median home value, both from the survey. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with a reported bill under $10,000 (698 in Michigan); bills of $10,000+ can’t be told apart, so those towns are listed separately. Smaller towns show their bill on their Cost of living page. 3 Michigan towns are listed above at $10,000+. Every town is on the Michigan page.
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