Michigan · County property tax · ACS 2024
Marquette County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Marquette County pays $2,109 a year, an effective rate of 0.97%, modestly above the U.S. average.
- $2,109
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.97%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +6%
- vs U.S. average
- #65 of 83
- rank in MI
The verdict
Homeowners in Marquette County pay a median $2,109 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.97%, more affordable than 38% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,109
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.97%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1943 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +6%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($216,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Michigan. Population: 67,112. Owner-occupied homes: 19,679.
The median annual property tax in Marquette County is $2,109, which is 27% lower than the Michigan state average and 6% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.97% on a median home value of $216,500. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Marquette County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Marquette County's 0.97% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 38%).
Decision signal 2
High among Michigan counties by effective rate
Marquette County ranks #65 of 83 counties in Michigan by effective rate (22% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Michigan median
Homeowners in Marquette County pay a median annual property tax of $2,109, modestly above the national median and well below the Michigan state median. On a $216,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.97% 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 Marquette County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $65,429 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Marquette 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
Marquette County's effective rate fell 14.3% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 40.4%, leaving the median bill 20.4% higher at $2,109. That rate move is larger than the one in 60% 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 $1,752 to $2,109, 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: 5,844 of 19,679 owner-occupied homes (29.7%) 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 below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 3.2% 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 Marquette County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Marquette County homeowners, 5,844 of 19,679 owner-occupied homes (29.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.3% (2,219)
- $800 to $1,499 20.9% (4,118)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.4% (2,631)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.3% (3,992)
- $3,000 or more 29.7% (5,844)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
875 homes here (4.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Michigan handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Marquette County, mortgaged homeowners pay 27% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Marquette County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Marquette County's effective rate is higher than 22% of the 83 counties in Michigan - ranking #65 of 83.
Where Marquette County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.97% more affordable than 38% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Michigan on both measures
Marquette County's effective rate runs 22% under the Michigan median and its bill 27% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $2,109 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Michigan norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Marquette County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Marquette 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 | 3.2% | - | - |
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.
Marquette County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Michigan counties.
Marquette County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,109 +4.5% | 0.97% |
| 2023 | $2,019 +2.1% | 1.00% |
| 2022 | $1,977 +9.2% | 1.07% |
| 2021 | $1,810 +3.3% | 1.12% |
| 2020 | $1,752 | 1.14% |
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.
Marquette County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Marquette County's effective rate
On effective rate, Marquette County sits nearest Lee County (GA), Jones County (GA), Beltrami County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Allen County (KY), Brown County (OH), Marion County (AL).
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
Marquette County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 860 of 31,830 returns from Marquette County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,514 - 34% 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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Marquette County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Marquette County?
- Marquette County, Michigan scores F (34/100) 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 rate relief at F (0.97%). 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 Marquette County, Michigan?
- The median annual property tax in Marquette County is $2,109, an effective rate of 0.97% on a $216,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Marquette County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Marquette County run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.97% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Marquette County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Marquette County jumped 20.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,752 to $2,109, 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 Marquette County?
- Property taxes in Marquette County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $65,429 median household income.
What to do with Marquette County's UNDER rate
Inside Michigan, Marquette County's $2,109 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Michigan overview →
Marquette County ranks #65 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 Marquette 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: 0.97%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,109/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Marquette County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Marquette County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Dawson County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,110/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.14% vs Marquette County 0.97%.
Kearny County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,108/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.05% vs Marquette County 0.97%.
Madison County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,108/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.68% vs Marquette County 0.97%.
Woodford County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,108/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.70% vs Marquette County 0.97%.
Michigan county set
State ACS overview for every published Michigan county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Marquette 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 Marquette County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.