Bay County, Michigan: Property Tax Rates
The range across 19 places
Lowest
30.16
Median
34.16
Highest
48.87
Owner-occupied rate in mills (dollars per $1,000 of taxable value), from the published 2025 rates. Michigan rates are in mills, dollars per $1,000 of taxable value. Taxable value is capped while the same owner holds a home and resets to State Equalized Value, about half of market value, when it sells, so the bill after a purchase is usually higher than the seller's. The owner-occupied rate excludes the school-operating levy for a principal residence; a rental or second home pays the non-homestead rate. A place served by several school districts shows the median across them.
Every place, side by side
| Place | Owner-occupied (mills) | Non-homestead (mills) | School districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn City | 47.20 | 65.20 | |
| Bangor Twp | 34.75 | 52.75 | |
| Bay City City | 46.82 | 64.82 | 2 school districts |
| Beaver Twp | 34.10 | 51.95 | 2 school districts |
| Essexville City | 48.87 | 66.87 | |
| Frankenlust Twp | 32.35 | 50.35 | 2 school districts |
| Fraser Twp | 32.50 | 50.21 | |
| Garfield Twp | 34.07 | 51.78 | |
| Gibson Twp | 30.16 | 48.02 | 2 school districts |
| Hampton Twp | 37.84 | 55.84 | 2 school districts |
| Kawkawlin Twp | 31.66 | 49.51 | 2 school districts |
| Merritt Twp | 36.79 | 54.79 | 2 school districts |
| Midland City | 44.91 | 62.91 | |
| Monitor Twp | 34.16 | 52.16 | |
| Mt Forest Twp | 32.62 | 50.33 | |
| Pinconning City | 46.31 | 64.02 | |
| Pinconning Twp | 30.29 | 48.14 | 2 school districts |
| Portsmouth Twp | 34.00 | 52.00 | |
| Williams Twp | 37.15 | 55.15 |
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