Michigan · County property tax · ACS 2024
Crawford County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Crawford County pays $1,734 a year, an effective rate of 1.06%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,734
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.06%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -13%
- vs U.S. average
- #48 of 83
- rank in MI
The verdict
Homeowners in Crawford County pay a median $1,734 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.06%, more affordable than 31% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,734
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.06%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2165 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -13%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($163,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Michigan. Population: 13,369. Owner-occupied homes: 4,962.
The median annual property tax in Crawford County is $1,734, which is 40% lower than the Michigan state average and 13% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.06% on a median home value of $163,000. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
Crawford County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Crawford County's 1.06% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 31%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Michigan median
Homeowners in Crawford County pay a median annual property tax of $1,734, notably lower than the national median and well below the Michigan state median. On a $163,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.06% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Michigan counties by effective rate
Crawford County ranks #48 of 83 counties in Michigan by effective rate (42% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 5.8%, from $1,639 to $1,734. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Crawford County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $60,392 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Crawford 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 26% from $1,379 to $1,734. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,546 of 4,962 owner-occupied homes (31.2%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.9% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Crawford County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Crawford County homeowners, 1,546 of 4,962 owner-occupied homes (31.2%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.2% (458)
- $800 to $1,499 31.2% (1,546)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.3% (808)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.2% (1,050)
- $3,000 or more 18.2% (901)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
199 homes here (4.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Michigan handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Crawford County pay about the same bill, within a 1% gap either way.
Crawford County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Crawford County's effective rate is higher than 42% of the 83 counties in Michigan - ranking #48 of 83.
Where Crawford County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.06% more affordable than 31% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Crawford County moved from $1,379 in the 2020 release to $1,734 in 2024, a change of about 26%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Crawford County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Crawford County | Michigan Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.9% | - | - |
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.
Crawford County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Michigan counties.
Crawford County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,734 +5.8% | 1.06% |
| 2023 | $1,639 +9.3% | 1.09% |
| 2022 | $1,500 +5.8% | 1.11% |
| 2021 | $1,418 +2.8% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | $1,379 | 1.23% |
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.
Crawford County: tax-to-income at 2.9%
Counties near Crawford County's effective rate
On effective rate, Crawford County sits nearest Norfolk County (MA), Allegany County (MD), Crawford County (KS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are St. Helena Parish (LA), Monroe County (FL), McClain County (OK).
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
Crawford County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 140 of 6,550 returns from Crawford County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,786 - 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.
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Crawford County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Crawford County, Michigan?
- The median annual property tax in Crawford County is $1,734, an effective rate of 1.06% on a $163,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Crawford County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Crawford County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.06% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Crawford County?
- Crawford County, Michigan scores D (48/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-18). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Crawford County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Crawford County is recorded at $1,734 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,379 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 4,962 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Crawford County?
- Property taxes in Crawford County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $60,392 median household income.
What to do with Crawford County's PAR rate
Inside Michigan, Crawford County's $1,734 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Michigan overview →
Crawford County ranks #48 of 83 Michigan counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Michigan overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Crawford 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: 1.06%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,734/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Crawford County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Crawford County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Pitt County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Crawford County at $1,734/yr; rate 0.83% vs Crawford County 1.06%.
Arthur County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,733/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.93% vs Crawford County 1.06%.
Oglethorpe County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,733/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.75% vs Crawford County 1.06%.
Dallam County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,736/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.15% vs Crawford County 1.06%.
Michigan county set
State ACS overview for every published Michigan county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Crawford County stamps PAR · MID - 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 Crawford County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.