Michigan · County property tax · ACS 2024
Calhoun County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Calhoun County pays $2,368 a year, an effective rate of 1.45%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,368
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.45%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +19%
- vs U.S. average
- #8 of 83
- rank in MI
The verdict
Homeowners in Calhoun County pay a median $2,368 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.45%, more affordable than 13% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,368
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.45%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2737 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +19%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($162,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Michigan. Population: 133,778. Owner-occupied homes: 38,747.
The median annual property tax in Calhoun County is $2,368, which is 18% lower than the Michigan state average and 19% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.45% on a median home value of $162,800. Property taxes represent 3.7% of the median household income in this county.
Calhoun County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Calhoun County's 1.45% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 13%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Michigan counties by effective rate
Calhoun County ranks #8 of 83 counties in Michigan by effective rate (90% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Calhoun County pay a median annual property tax of $2,368, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Michigan state median. On a $162,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.45% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Calhoun County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $63,177 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Calhoun County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Calhoun County rose 41.0%, from $115,500 to $162,800. The effective rate fell 18.6% over the same span, a steeper move than in 78% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 14.7%, to $2,368. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $2,065 to $2,368, a gain of 15%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 13,091 of 38,747 owner-occupied homes (33.8%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 3.7% of median household income. A rate ranking places this county by the rate alone; the ratio above is the figure that accounts for what is earned here.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Calhoun County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Calhoun County homeowners, 13,091 of 38,747 owner-occupied homes (33.8%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 6.7% (2,578)
- $800 to $1,499 20.7% (8,035)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.2% (4,708)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.9% (8,473)
- $3,000 or more 33.8% (13,091)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,862 homes here (4.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Michigan handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Calhoun County, mortgaged homeowners pay 22% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Calhoun County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Calhoun County's effective rate is higher than 90% of the 83 counties in Michigan - ranking #8 of 83.
Where Calhoun County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.45% more affordable than 13% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Calhoun County taxes property at 1.45%, about 16% above the Michigan average, yet its median bill of $2,368 lands roughly 18% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Calhoun County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Calhoun County | Michigan Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.7% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Calhoun County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Calhoun County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $162,800 median home carries a $2,368 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $237 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Michigan.
Calhoun County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,368 +4.4% | 1.45% |
| 2023 | $2,269 +2.2% | 1.50% |
| 2022 | $2,221 +7.1% | 1.60% |
| 2021 | $2,074 +0.4% | 1.74% |
| 2020 | $2,065 | 1.79% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Calhoun County: tax-to-income at 3.7%
Counties near Calhoun County's effective rate
On effective rate, Calhoun County sits nearest Trego County (KS), Haskell County (KS), Geary County (KS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Perkins County (SD), DeKalb County (IL), Jackson County (WI).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Calhoun County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,940 of 61,300 returns from Calhoun County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,129 - 36% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Michigan
Calhoun County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Calhoun County?
- Calhoun County, Michigan scores F (26/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at B- (2.58×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Calhoun County, Michigan?
- The median annual property tax in Calhoun County is $2,368, an effective rate of 1.45% on a $162,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Calhoun County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Calhoun County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.45% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Calhoun County?
- Property taxes in Calhoun County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $63,177 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Calhoun County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Calhoun County climbed 14.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,065 to $2,368, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Calhoun County's STEEP rate
At Calhoun County's 1.45% effective rate, a $162,800 home implies about $2,368/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Calhoun County ranks #8 of 83 Michigan counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Michigan overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Calhoun County's STEEP effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.45%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,368/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Calhoun County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Calhoun County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Gregg County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Calhoun County at $2,368/yr; rate 1.16% vs Calhoun County 1.45%.
Latah County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Calhoun County at $2,368/yr; rate 0.64% vs Calhoun County 1.45%.
Keith County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,369/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.41% vs Calhoun County 1.45%.
Kleberg County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,369/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.47% vs Calhoun County 1.45%.
Michigan county set
State ACS overview for every published Michigan county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Calhoun County stamps STEEP · MID - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Calhoun County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.