Michigan · County property tax · ACS 2024
Emmet County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Emmet County pays $2,634 a year, an effective rate of 0.83%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,634
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.83%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +32%
- vs U.S. average
- #79 of 83
- rank in MI
The verdict
Homeowners in Emmet County pay a median $2,634 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.83%, more affordable than 48% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,634
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.83%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1639 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +32%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($315,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Michigan. Population: 34,125. Owner-occupied homes: 11,702.
The median annual property tax in Emmet County is $2,634, which is 9% lower than the Michigan state average and 32% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.83% on a median home value of $315,700. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Emmet County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Emmet County's 0.83% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 48%).
Decision signal 2
High among Michigan counties by effective rate
Emmet County ranks #79 of 83 counties in Michigan by effective rate (5% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Emmet County pay a median annual property tax of $2,634, well above the national median and modestly below the Michigan state median. On a $315,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.83% 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 Emmet County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $78,112 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Emmet 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 Emmet County rose 52.6%, from $206,900 to $315,700. The effective rate fell 19.4% over the same span, a steeper move than in 81% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 23.0%, to $2,634. 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 $2,142 to $2,634, a gain of 23%. 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: 4,587 of 11,702 owner-occupied homes (39.2%) 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.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 3.4% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
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 Emmet County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Emmet County homeowners, 4,587 of 11,702 owner-occupied homes (39.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 4.7% (546)
- $800 to $1,499 15.2% (1,778)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.2% (1,542)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.0% (2,697)
- $3,000 or more 39.2% (4,587)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
552 homes here (4.7%) 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 Emmet County pay about the same bill, within a 3% gap either way.
Emmet County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Emmet County's effective rate is higher than 5% of the 83 counties in Michigan - ranking #79 of 83.
Where Emmet County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.83% more affordable than 48% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same bill as Michigan, a lower rate
The median bill lands within 9% of the Michigan median while the effective rate runs 34% below it. The two offset each other: a gentler rate applied to more valuable housing arrives at roughly the state's own $2,634. A rate ranking would place this county far from the middle; the bill does not.
Emmet County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Emmet County | Michigan Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.4% | - | - |
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.
Emmet County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Michigan counties.
Emmet County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,634 +5.7% | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $2,492 +4.3% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | $2,390 +8.0% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | $2,212 +3.3% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | $2,142 | 1.04% |
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.
Emmet County: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Emmet County's effective rate
On effective rate, Emmet County sits nearest Hancock County (ME), Orleans Parish (LA), Mercer County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Muscogee County (GA), Mitchell County (IA), Sumter County (FL).
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
Emmet County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,140 of 18,640 returns from Emmet County reported real estate taxes, averaging $10,226 - 45% of those reporters sat in the $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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Emmet County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Emmet County, Michigan?
- The median annual property tax in Emmet County is $2,634, an effective rate of 0.83% on a $315,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Emmet County?
- Emmet County, Michigan scores D (42/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-90). 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.
- How does Emmet County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Emmet County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.83% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Emmet County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Emmet County jumped 23.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,142 to $2,634, 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 Emmet County?
- Property taxes in Emmet County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $78,112 median household income.
What to do with Emmet County's UNDER rate
Emmet County's $2,634 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Emmet County ranks #79 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 Emmet County's UNDER 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: 0.83%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,634/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Emmet County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Emmet County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Merced County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Emmet County at $2,634/yr; rate 0.67% vs Emmet County 0.83%.
Newport News city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Emmet County at $2,634/yr; rate 1.01% vs Emmet County 0.83%.
Somervell County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Emmet County at $2,634/yr; rate 0.91% vs Emmet County 0.83%.
Jasper County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,633/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.41% vs Emmet County 0.83%.
Michigan county set
State ACS overview for every published Michigan county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Emmet County stamps UNDER · 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 Emmet County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.