Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Oakland County is $3,573.00 per year, based on a median home value of $204,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.75% of property value.

Oakland County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the eighty-three counties in Michigan, Oakland County is ranked 2nd by median property taxes, and 4th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Oakland County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Oakland County is $204,300.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $132,200.00

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2nd out of 83 By median yearly property tax

4th out of 83 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 83 By percentage of median income

You can see how Oakland County (highlighted in green) compares to the eighty-three other counties in Michigan with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Michigan, see our Michigan county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Michigan counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Oakland County are the responsibility of the Oakland County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Oakland County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Oakland County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Oakland County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Oakland County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Oakland County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).