2018 MUNICIPAL TAX RATE SURVEY

(OF SELECTED MICHIGAN CITIES)

September 24, 2018

(Estimated)
Population Total City Property
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Parcel 2016 Census Income Tax Millage Rate Rate Rank Taxes3 2018
Responding City Count 2018 Information City 2018* City Millage (City Only)
Flint 55,962 98,918 Yes 28.3423 43 $2,041
Marquette 7,837 21,282 No 26.8056 42 $1,930
Royal Oak 28,116 58,823 No 24.8629 41 $1,790
Warren 62,513 135,069 No 24.7432 40 $1,781
Monroe 9,205 20,243 No 24.0063 39 $1,728
Southfield 31,829 73,055 No 24.0019 38 $1,728
Eastpointe 14,610 32,648 No 23.5641 37 $1,697
Kalamazoo 26,379 75,885 No 23.4891 36 $1,691
Port Huron 12,803 29,388 Yes 23.2423 35 $1,673
Southgate 11,646 29,355 No 22.7040 34 $1,635
Bay City 16,299 34,110 No 21.4085 33 $1,541
Ferndale 11,157 20,167 No 21.3984 32 $1,541
Madison Heights 13,176 30,168 No 20.2569 31 $1,458
Wyandotte 12,727 25,225 No 20.2437 30 $1,457
Holland 9,456 33,581 No 20.2116 29 $1,455
Roseville 20,324 47,606 No 19.6560 28 $1,415
Taylor 26,785 61,716 No 19.3629 27 $1,394
East Lansing 8,377 48,395 No 19.3613 26 $1,394
Allen Park 13,648 27,519 No 19.2500 25 $1,386
Portage 19,219 47,854 No 19.1875 24 $1,381
Saint Clair Shores 29,101 59,916 No 18.8560 23 $1,358
Muskegon 14,475 38,086 Yes 18.6523 22 $1,343
Dearborn 38,684 95,520 No 18.5000 21 $1,332
Ann Arbor 37,294 118,087 No 18.4725 20 $1,330
Midland 19,148 42,063 No 18.1385 19 $1,306
Dearborn Heights 25,566 56,329 No 17.6295 18 $1,269
Jackson 16,932 33,165 Yes 17.1889 17 $1,238
Garden City 12,649 27,009 No 17.0906 16 $1,230
Adrian 7,790 20,800 No 16.7983 15 $1,209
Mount Pleasant 6,393 25,896 No 16.2500 14 $1,170
Battle Creek 25,366 51,763 Yes 15.7490 13 $1,134
Sterling Heights 47,371 131,674 No 15.0730 12 $1,085
Westland 30,599 82,218 No 14.5169 11 $1,045
Saginaw 26,554 49,892 Yes 13.8141 10 $995
Burton 14,706 28,995 No 13.4838 9 $971
Novi 21,738 58,233 No 12.1928 8 $878
Wyoming 25,595 74,692 No 11.7692 7 $847
Norton Shores 11,227 24,091 No 10.9500 6 $788
Livonia 44,396 94,849 No 9.9145 5 $714
Romulus 11,575 23,457 No 9.4646 4 $681
Rochester Hills 27,753 72,987 No 9.3616 3 $674
Kentwood 18,295 50,761 No 9.2566 2 $666
Grand Rapids 65,948 193,887 Yes 8.5992 1 $619

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This report was prepared by the City of Battle Creek Assessor's Office using information received from the State of Michigan
Equalization reports regarding selected Michigan cities. The primary selection criterion was a population of at least 20,000
people. Estimated population provided by the 2016 US Cenus Bureau.
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Grand Rapids & Saginaw levy 1.50 percent for residents and 0.75 percent for non-residents. Muskegon, Port Huron, Battle
Creek, Jackson & Flint levy 1.00 percent for residents and 0.50 for non-residents.
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These taxes are based on a taxable value of $41,996, which is the average taxable value of a single-family residence in the
City of Battle Creek for 2018.
*Additional Millage Rates of other cities, for services not covered by Battle Creek Millages, were not included (ie: Library, Trash)