Michigan · County property tax · ACS 2024
Leelanau County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Leelanau County pays $3,118 a year, an effective rate of 0.68%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,118
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.68%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +56%
- vs U.S. average
- #83 of 83
- rank in MI
The verdict
Homeowners in Leelanau County pay a median $3,118 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.68%, more affordable than 62% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,118
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.68%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1192 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +56%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($458,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Michigan. Population: 22,734. Owner-occupied homes: 8,837.
The median annual property tax in Leelanau County is $3,118, which is 7% higher than the Michigan state average and 56% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.68% on a median home value of $458,400. Property taxes represent 3.1% of the median household income in this county.
Leelanau County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Leelanau County's 0.68% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 62%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Leelanau County pay a median annual property tax of $3,118, far above the national median and modestly above the Michigan state median. On a $458,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.68% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Michigan counties by effective rate
Leelanau County ranks #83 of 83 counties in Michigan by effective rate (0% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Leelanau County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $99,422 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Leelanau 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 Leelanau County rose 60.4%, from $285,700 to $458,400. The effective rate fell 18.7% over the same span, a steeper move than in 78% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 30.5%, to $3,118. 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 30% from $2,390 to $3,118. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 4,424 of 8,837 owner-occupied homes (50.1%) 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.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 3.1% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
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.
Leelanau County is an outlier inside Michigan
Across the 83 Michigan counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 1.12%. Leelanau County is at 0.68%, which sits 2.1 standard deviations below that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Leelanau County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Leelanau County homeowners, 4,424 of 8,837 owner-occupied homes (50.1%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 4.3% (384)
- $800 to $1,499 10.6% (936)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.0% (1,060)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.0% (1,770)
- $3,000 or more 50.1% (4,424)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
263 homes here (3.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Michigan handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Leelanau County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 13% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Leelanau County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Leelanau County's effective rate is higher than 0% of the 83 counties in Michigan - ranking #83 of 83.
Where Leelanau County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.68% Among the most affordable more affordable than 62% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Leelanau County moved from $2,390 in the 2020 release to $3,118 in 2024, a change of about 30%. 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.
Leelanau County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Leelanau County | Michigan Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.1% | - | - |
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.
Leelanau County is QUIET · HEAVY on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Michigan counties.
Leelanau County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,118 +9.2% | 0.68% |
| 2023 | $2,856 +8.3% | 0.70% |
| 2022 | $2,636 +5.9% | 0.71% |
| 2021 | $2,489 +4.1% | 0.82% |
| 2020 | $2,390 | 0.84% |
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.
Leelanau County: tax-to-income at 3.1%
Counties near Leelanau County's effective rate
On effective rate, Leelanau County sits nearest Meade County (KY), Grant County (KY), Barren County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Harding County (SD), Iowa County (IA), St. Joseph County (IN).
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
Leelanau County: only 9% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,110 of 12,610 returns from Leelanau County reported real estate taxes, averaging $9,065 - 41% 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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Leelanau County rate FAQs
- How does Leelanau County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Leelanau County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.68% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Leelanau County, Michigan?
- The median annual property tax in Leelanau County is $3,118, an effective rate of 0.68% on a $458,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Leelanau County?
- Leelanau County, Michigan scores D (46/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-436). 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 Leelanau County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Leelanau County jumped 30.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,390 to $3,118, 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 Leelanau County?
- Property taxes in Leelanau County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $99,422 median household income.
What to do with Leelanau County's QUIET rate
Leelanau County's $3,118 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Leelanau County ranks #83 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 Leelanau County's QUIET 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: 0.68%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,118/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Leelanau County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Leelanau County (QUIET · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET HEAVY
Essex County, NY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,119/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.47% vs Leelanau County 0.68%.
Chenango County, NY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,120/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 2.26% vs Leelanau County 0.68%.
Flathead County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,120/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.58% vs Leelanau County 0.68%.
Hall County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,120/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.39% vs Leelanau County 0.68%.
Michigan county set
State ACS overview for every published Michigan county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Leelanau County stamps QUIET · 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 Leelanau County (QUIET · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.