Michigan · County property tax · ACS 2024
Wexford County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Wexford County pays $1,927 a year, an effective rate of 1.13%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,927
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.13%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -3%
- vs U.S. average
- #37 of 83
- rank in MI
The verdict
Homeowners in Wexford County pay a median $1,927 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.13%, more affordable than 27% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,927
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.13%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2296 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -3%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($170,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Michigan. Population: 34,077. Owner-occupied homes: 11,079.
The median annual property tax in Wexford County is $1,927, which is 34% lower than the Michigan state average and 3% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.13% on a median home value of $170,400. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Wexford County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Wexford County's 1.13% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 27%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Michigan median
Homeowners in Wexford County pay a median annual property tax of $1,927, modestly below the national median and well below the Michigan state median. On a $170,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.13% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Michigan counties by effective rate
Wexford County ranks #37 of 83 counties in Michigan by effective rate (55% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Wexford County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $61,085 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Wexford 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 11.7% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 52% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 47.5%, the median bill rose 30.3% to $1,927: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 $1,479 to $1,927. 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 2,748 of 11,079 owner-occupied homes (24.8%). 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 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 Wexford County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Wexford County homeowners, 2,748 of 11,079 owner-occupied homes (24.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.4% (1,155)
- $800 to $1,499 24.8% (2,748)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.7% (1,523)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.5% (2,269)
- $3,000 or more 24.5% (2,711)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
673 homes here (6.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Michigan handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Wexford County, mortgaged homeowners pay 10% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Wexford County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Wexford County's effective rate is higher than 55% of the 83 counties in Michigan - ranking #37 of 83.
Where Wexford County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.13% more affordable than 27% 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 Wexford County moved from $1,479 in the 2020 release to $1,927 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.
Wexford County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Wexford 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.
Wexford County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Michigan counties.
Wexford County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,927 +3.2% | 1.13% |
| 2023 | $1,868 +4.4% | 1.17% |
| 2022 | $1,789 +12.8% | 1.22% |
| 2021 | $1,586 +7.2% | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $1,479 | 1.28% |
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.
Wexford County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Wexford County's effective rate
On effective rate, Wexford County sits nearest Pocahontas County (IA), Osceola County (IA), Worth County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Geneva County (AL), Sullivan County (PA), Mason County (WA).
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
Wexford County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 390 of 16,310 returns from Wexford County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,662 - 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.
Other Counties in Michigan
Wexford County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Wexford County?
- Wexford County, Michigan scores D (40/100) 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 B- (+$176). 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 Wexford County, Michigan?
- The median annual property tax in Wexford County is $1,927, an effective rate of 1.13% on a $170,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Wexford County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Wexford County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.13% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Wexford County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Wexford County jumped 30.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,479 to $1,927, 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 Wexford County?
- Property taxes in Wexford County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $61,085 median household income.
What to do with Wexford County's PAR rate
Inside Michigan, Wexford County's $1,927 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Michigan overview →
Wexford County ranks #37 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 Wexford 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: 1.13%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,927/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Wexford County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Wexford County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Randolph County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Wexford County at $1,927/yr; rate 1.43% vs Wexford County 1.13%.
Ashtabula County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,928/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.21% vs Wexford County 1.13%.
Albany County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,925/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.58% vs Wexford County 1.13%.
Atchison County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,925/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.32% vs Wexford County 1.13%.
Michigan county set
State ACS overview for every published Michigan county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Wexford 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 Wexford County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.