How do I figure out which counties in Michigan have the lowest property taxes?

Question

My boyfriend & I are looking to purchase our first home together. We'd like to get the most for our money, we'd like to find out what counties are the least expensive in property taxes. I have searched the web with my question and I can't seem to find this info, but I know it must be out there somewhere. Any help would be much appreciated!!! Have a nice week!!! ;-)

Mary

Answer 1

Here's a couple of places you might try. I grew up in SW Michigan, it's a nice area. You might be better off in areas in the middle region of the state, a little bit away from the lakes and the large cities. Try the smaller cities, they've got a lot to offer.

As an added incentive also there is a special program offered only to residents of Kalamazoo Michigan that is paying up to 100% college tuition to graduates of Kalamazoo Public Schools. More on that here... http://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/education/dept/dept.php?sectiondetailid=10657&sc_id=1131662979

Here's some sites to try to get info on taxes, costs of living and such for Michigan for you too.

This one is from the Michigan Dept of Treasury site, if you have an idea of where you want to live and approx $ of a home you're interested in you can get an estimate on property taxes based on previous years returns for that area.
http://www.michigan.gov/treasury/0,1607,7-121-1748_1876_28066---,00.html

These are links to maps of the counties in the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan that you can click on the counties you're interested in then the link will take you to a listing of all of the chambers of commerce for that county. From there most chambers of commerce sites will have info pertaining to the "quality" of life and statistics on cost of living in the area.

http://65.199.123.34/msc/members_online/members/michigan_map.asp?call=directory_coc&typ=lower

http://65.199.123.34/msc/members_online/members/michigan_map.asp?call=directory_coc&typ=upper

Other thoughts, try doing a search for a county government website for the specific counties you're interested in. Then from their government website they sometimes have links to similar statistical info, or at least links to larger towns/villages/cities that will also usually have this info. Hope this helps.

some examples of links for county/city government websites that might give you info you're looking for:
http://www.threeriversmi.org/
http://www.threeriversmi.org/links.htm
http://www.stjosephcountymi.org/
http://www.allegancounty.org/
http://www.casscountymi.org/
http://www.kalcounty.com/
http://www.accesskent.com/
http://www.barrycounty.com/
http://www.calhouncountymi.org/default4.htm

I hope all this helps. As you can guess from my examples I am partial to the SW region of MI but I don't honestly know how their property taxes relate to the rest of MI. Good luck. (and I'm jealous by the way, I wish I could move back there now, but am stuck here in NY for a few more years at least).

Answer 2

Lowest Property Taxes In Michigan

Answer 3

do searches ie.. Michigan property taxes. But my question is why would you want to live in Michigan? Some counties you are responsible for city sidewalks in front of your home, You have to shovel the snow it you don't you will get a ticket for about $65 to $85. If someone slips and falls in front of your home you get sued not the city or the state, BUT YOU! And you still pay property taxes to do the city job. Jobs are crappy the government is corrupt and the schools are failing faster every year. Where did all that lottery money go?

Answer 4

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The counties in which Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are located have higher property taxes. Where are you going to work? If you are going to work in the Pittsburgh area, check out Butler county, some of those property taxes are low.

Answer 5

Forest county has the lowest property tax rate in the state. Chester county, the highest.

Answer 6

I live in SW Michigan, but I'm a Yooper, and at 65 I'd like to move up to Copper Harbor area in the Keewenaw.

Answer 7

give me a few places or counties

Answer 8

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