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Michigan · County property tax · ACS 2024

Gogebic County Property Taxes

The median homeowner in Gogebic County pays $1,535 a year, an effective rate of 1.43%, notably lower than the U.S. average.

$1,535
Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
1.43%
Effective rate · High rate
-23%
vs U.S. average
#9 of 83
rank in MI

The verdict

Homeowners in Gogebic County pay a median $1,535 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.43%, more affordable than 14% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).

$1,535
Median annual tax bill, 2024
1.43%
Effective rate on median home
#2709 of 3135
U.S. counties by tax burden
-23%
vs the national average bill

Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($107,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.

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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Michigan. Population: 14,319. Owner-occupied homes: 5,660.

The median annual property tax in Gogebic County is $1,535, which is 47% lower than the Michigan state average and 23% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.43% on a median home value of $107,200. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.

Gogebic County's rate standing among U.S. counties

Primary signal

The effective rate sits near the national middle

Gogebic County's 1.43% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 14%).

Decision signal 2

The bill sits below the Michigan median

Homeowners in Gogebic County pay a median annual property tax of $1,535, notably lower than the national median and well below the Michigan state median. On a $107,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.43% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.

Decision signal 3

Low among Michigan counties by effective rate

Gogebic County ranks #9 of 83 counties in Michigan by effective rate (89% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).

Decision signal 4

Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band

Property taxes in Gogebic County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $52,732 median household income.

Informational notice

Figures describe the median homeowner household in Gogebic 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 Gogebic County rose 45.9%, from $73,500 to $107,200. The effective rate fell 23.8% over the same span, a steeper move than in 92% of U.S. counties.

The median bill still rose 11.1%, to $1,535. 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.

Median Annual Tax
$1,535
Below-median bill
-47% vs State -23% vs US
Median Home Value
$107,200
-54% vs State -53% vs US
Effective Tax Rate
1.43%
High rate
+14% vs State +55% vs US

How to read this county's bill

Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,382 to $1,535, a gain of 11%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.

The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,580 of 5,660 owner-occupied homes (27.9%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.

This is the least forgiving PAIRING in the data, bottom-quartile household income with a top-quartile effective rate, putting the median bill at 2.9% of median household income. Neither figure is remarkable on its own; the combination is, and the ratio above is the only part of it a household actually feels.

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 Gogebic County Homeowners Actually Pay

The single largest group of Gogebic County homeowners, 1,580 of 5,660 owner-occupied homes (27.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.

  • Less than $800 20.2% (1,143)
  • $800 to $1,499 27.9% (1,580)
  • $1,500 to $1,999 15.0% (850)
  • $2,000 to $2,999 16.6% (942)
  • $3,000 or more 18.6% (1,051)

Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.

94 homes here (1.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Michigan handles assessments and appeals.

With vs Without Mortgage

With Mortgage
$1,908
$159/mo
Without Mortgage
$1,332
$111/mo

Mortgaged homeowners in Gogebic County pay a substantially higher bill, 43% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.

Gogebic County's effective rate vs peers

Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.

Gogebic County 1.43%
Michigan average 1.25%
U.S. average 0.92%

Gogebic County's effective rate is higher than 89% of the 83 counties in Michigan - ranking #9 of 83.

Where Gogebic County sits among every U.S. county

Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)

1.43% more affordable than 14% of 3,135 U.S. counties

Show national distribution This county 0.00% 4.00% every U.S. county, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024

Gogebic County vs Benchmarks

Metric Gogebic County Michigan Avg U.S. Avg
Median Annual Tax Below-median bill $1,535 $2,904 $1,993
Effective Tax Rate High rate 1.43% 1.25% 0.92%
Median Home Value $107,200 $231,600 $227,791
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.

Gogebic County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?

On Gogebic County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $107,200 median home carries a $1,535 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $154 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Michigan.

Gogebic County rate trail · STEEP

$1,350$1,400$1,450$1,500$1,550 20202021202220232024 $1,535
Gogebic County ACS median tax 2020–2024: +11% ($1,382 → $1,535).
Year Median Tax (vs prior release) Effective Rate
2024 $1,535 +3.2% 1.43%
2023 $1,488 +2.0% 1.49%
2022 $1,459 +3.4% 1.66%
2021 $1,411 +2.1% 1.85%
2020 $1,382 1.88%

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.

Gogebic County: tax-to-income at 2.9%

Tax-to-Income Ratio
2.9%
of median household income
Median Income
$52,732
per year
Monthly Tax
$128
per month

Counties near Gogebic County's effective rate

On effective rate, Gogebic County sits nearest Hampshire County (MA), Franklin County (MA), Warren County (IA).

On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Morgan County (IL), King County (TX), Anderson County (TN).

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.

Gogebic County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax

Tax year 2022: 150 of 6,730 returns from Gogebic County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,093 - 33% 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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Gogebic County rate FAQs

What is the tax affordability score for Gogebic County?
Gogebic County, Michigan scores F (37/100) 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 A (2.03×). 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 Gogebic County property tax compare to the national average?
Property taxes in Gogebic County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.43% versus 0.92% nationally.
What is the average property tax in Gogebic County, Michigan?
The median annual property tax in Gogebic County is $1,535, an effective rate of 1.43% on a $107,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
Are property taxes increasing in Gogebic County?
The ACS median property-tax bill for Gogebic County climbed 11.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,382 to $1,535, 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 Gogebic County?
Property taxes in Gogebic County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $52,732 median household income.

What to do with Gogebic County's STEEP rate

Inside Michigan, Gogebic County's $1,535 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Michigan overview →

Gogebic County ranks #9 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 Gogebic 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: 1.43%.

Similar median bill

Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,535/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.

Read with Gogebic County

Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Gogebic County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.

STEEP MID

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 Gogebic County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.