Houghton County, Michigan: Property Tax Rates
The range across 21 places
Lowest
25.15
Median
31.42
Highest
49.66
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Twp | 33.27 | 51.27 | |
| Calumet Twp | 31.47 | 49.47 | 2 school districts |
| Chassell Twp | 25.15 | 43.15 | |
| Duncan Twp | 29.88 | 47.88 | 2 school districts |
| Elm River Twp | 27.37 | 44.66 | |
| Franklin Twp | 31.42 | 49.42 | |
| Hancock City | 42.52 | 60.52 | |
| Hancock Twp | 29.62 | 47.62 | |
| Houghton City | 46.82 | 63.93 | 3 school districts |
| Laird Twp | 28.84 | 46.84 | |
| Osceola Twp | 29.58 | 47.58 | 2 school districts |
| Portage Twp | 33.20 | 50.75 | 2 school districts |
| Quincy Twp | 30.24 | 48.24 | |
| Schoolcraft Twp | 30.22 | 48.22 | 2 school districts |
| Stanton Twp | 27.69 | 45.69 | |
| Torch Lake Twp | 27.38 | 45.38 | 2 school districts |
| VILLAGE OF CALUMET | 44.92 | 62.92 | |
| VILLAGE OF COPPER CITY | 36.06 | 54.06 | |
| VILLAGE OF LAKE LINDEN | 48.48 | 66.48 | |
| VILLAGE OF LAURIUM | 49.66 | 67.66 | |
| VILLAGE OF SOUTH RANGE | 48.14 | 66.14 |
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