Michigan · County property tax · ACS 2024
Clinton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Clinton County pays $3,185 a year, an effective rate of 1.23%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,185
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.23%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +60%
- vs U.S. average
- #23 of 83
- rank in MI
The verdict
Homeowners in Clinton County pay a median $3,185 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.23%, more affordable than 22% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,185
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.23%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2446 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +60%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($259,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Michigan. Population: 79,626. Owner-occupied homes: 26,005.
The median annual property tax in Clinton County is $3,185, which is 10% higher than the Michigan state average and 60% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.23% on a median home value of $259,500. Property taxes represent 3.6% of the median household income in this county.
Clinton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Clinton County's 1.23% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 22%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Clinton County pay a median annual property tax of $3,185, far above the national median and notably higher than the Michigan state median. On a $259,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.23% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Michigan counties by effective rate
Clinton County ranks #23 of 83 counties in Michigan by effective rate (72% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Clinton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $88,210 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Clinton 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Clinton County's effective rate fell 14.3% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 39.9%, leaving the median bill 19.8% higher at $3,185. That rate move is larger than the one in 61% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $2,658 to $3,185, a gain of 20%. 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: 13,075 of 26,005 owner-occupied homes (50.3%) 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.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 3.6% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
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 Clinton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Clinton County homeowners, 13,075 of 26,005 owner-occupied homes (50.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 3.9% (1,004)
- $800 to $1,499 7.4% (1,918)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.8% (2,820)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.5% (5,579)
- $3,000 or more 50.3% (13,075)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,609 homes here (6.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Michigan handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Clinton County, mortgaged homeowners pay 23% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Clinton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Clinton County's effective rate is higher than 72% of the 83 counties in Michigan - ranking #23 of 83.
Where Clinton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.23% more affordable than 22% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Clinton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Clinton County | Michigan Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.6% | - | - |
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.
Clinton County is PAR · HEAVY on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Michigan counties.
Clinton County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,185 +4.5% | 1.23% |
| 2023 | $3,048 +4.2% | 1.25% |
| 2022 | $2,926 +5.5% | 1.29% |
| 2021 | $2,774 +4.4% | 1.41% |
| 2020 | $2,658 | 1.43% |
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.
Clinton County: tax-to-income at 3.6%
Counties near Clinton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Clinton County sits nearest Marshall County (KS), Jackson County (IA), Dubuque County (IA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Franklin County (NE), Massac County (IL), Stephenson County (IL).
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
Clinton County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,900 of 39,250 returns from Clinton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,237 - 35% 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.
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Clinton County rate FAQs
- How does Clinton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Clinton County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.23% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Clinton County?
- Clinton County, Michigan scores F (23/100) 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 D (2.94×). 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 Clinton County, Michigan?
- The median annual property tax in Clinton County is $3,185, an effective rate of 1.23% on a $259,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Clinton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Clinton County climbed 19.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,658 to $3,185, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Clinton County?
- Property taxes in Clinton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $88,210 median household income.
What to do with Clinton County's PAR rate
Clinton County's $3,185 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Clinton County ranks #23 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 Clinton County's PAR 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: 1.23%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,185/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Clinton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Clinton County (PAR · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR HEAVY
Kewaunee County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,190/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 1.44% vs Clinton County 1.23%.
Menard County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,190/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 1.72% vs Clinton County 1.23%.
Dodge County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,191/yr (near-tied bill ABS $6); rate 1.11% vs Clinton County 1.23%.
Butler County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,177/yr (near-tied bill ABS $8); rate 1.46% vs Clinton County 1.23%.
Michigan county set
State ACS overview for every published Michigan county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Clinton County stamps PAR · HEAVY - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
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 Clinton County (PAR · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.