Otsego County, Michigan: Property Tax Rates
The range across 11 places
Lowest
18.56
Median
19.97
Highest
34.91
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagley Twp | 18.56 | 36.55 | |
| Charlton Twp | 21.39 | 39.33 | |
| Chester Twp | 19.69 | 37.66 | 2 school districts |
| Corwith Twp | 19.95 | 37.95 | |
| Dover Twp | 19.97 | 37.97 | 3 school districts |
| Elmira Twp | 20.90 | 38.89 | |
| Gaylord City | 34.91 | 52.90 | |
| Hayes Twp | 19.01 | 37.00 | |
| Livingston Twp | 19.72 | 37.72 | 2 school districts |
| Otsego Lake Twp | 21.51 | 39.45 | 3 school districts |
| VILLAGE OF VANDERBILT | 29.10 | 47.10 |
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