Michigan · Proposal A · 2025 millage

What will the taxes actually be?

The tax figure on a listing is what the seller pays today. When a home changes hands its taxable value uncaps, so your first full year is usually higher. Here's the planning number — and what it can climb to after that.

01Your information
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A primary residence is exempt from 18 mills of school operating tax. File the Principal Residence Exemption with your assessor after closing.
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Assessors set SEV near 50% of market value.
Varies by community. Check a recent bill for the exact split.
The state sets this each fall. 2026 is 2.7%.
From the listing. Shows the uncapping increase.
02Your estimate
Estimated SEV—
Estimated taxable value after uncapping—
Summer taxes—
Winter taxes—
Total annual taxes—
— estimated monthly escrow

Michigan bills in two pieces

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Summer — due Sept 14Winter — due Feb 14

Once you own it, the cap comes back on

First full year of ownership
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Taxable value uncapped to SEV
Second year — most it can be
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Third year — most it can be
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03Please read

This estimate is provided as a planning tool only. Michigan property taxes are generally reassessed after a transfer of ownership, and actual taxes are determined by the local assessing authority. Please verify tax information with the local township or city assessor. Millage rates shown are those levied and billed in 2025 as published by the Michigan Department of Treasury and include ad valorem special assessments levied township- or city-wide; they do not include parcel-specific special assessments. Future-year figures assume millage rates hold steady and no additions are made to the property; they are ceilings, not predictions. Escrow figures reflect property taxes only and do not include homeowner's insurance or a lender's escrow cushion. This is not a commitment to lend or an offer of credit. For a parcel-specific figure, see the Michigan Department of Treasury's property tax estimator.