Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Wexford County is $1,458.00 per year, based on a median home value of $111,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.31% of property value.

Wexford 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, Wexford County is ranked 36th by median property taxes, and 24th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Wexford County collects a median of 1.31% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Michigan. This is partially because the median property value in Wexford County is $20,700.00 lower than the Michigan median property value of $132,200.00.

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36th out of 83 By median yearly property tax

24th out of 83 By percentage of median home value

28th out of 83 By percentage of median income

You can see how Wexford 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 Wexford County are the responsibility of the Wexford County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Cadillac, Michigan.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Wexford County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Wexford County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Wexford County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Wexford 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 Wexford County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).