Property tax in Romulus
Estimated property tax a year
$8,871
After a sale, on half the price, at the 2025 rate. An estimate, not a bill.
- Taxable value after the sale, half the price
- $175,000
- Rate
- 50.6896 mills
- Property tax a year
- $8,871
- About a month, for escrow
- $739
Romulus's 2025 rates
| School district | Principal residence | Other homes | Tax on $300,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romulus Community Schools | 50.69 | 67.44 | $7,603 |
| Wayne-Westland Community Schools | 44.91 | 62.91 | $6,736 |
| Woodhaven-Brownstown School District | 47.42 | 65.42 | $7,113 |
The tax is half the price times the mills, divided by 1,000. How each part works, and where the rates come from, is on the Michigan property tax calculator.
Questions
How much are property taxes in Romulus, MI?
On a $300,000 home the year after a sale, about $6,736 to $7,603 a year as a principal residence, and $9,436 to $10,115 as a second home or rental, at the 2025 rates (the range is the school districts). A sale resets the taxable value to about half of market value, so the seller's taxes can be lower.
What is the property tax rate in Romulus?
44.91 to 50.69 mills on a principal residence and 62.91 to 67.44 mills on other homes in 2025, from Michigan Treasury's total rates. A mill is $1 for each $1,000 of taxable value; with the taxable value at half the price, that is about 2.25% to 2.53% of the price a year on a home you live in.
Why can my taxes be higher than the seller's?
Michigan caps how fast a home's taxable value rises while one owner has it. A sale lifts the cap, and the year after you buy the taxable value resets to the state equalized value, about half of market value (MCL 211.27a).
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Rates nearby
- Allen Park
- Belleville
- Brownstown Township
- Canton Township
- Dearborn
- Dearborn Heights
- Detroit
- Ecorse
- Flat Rock
- Garden City
- Gibraltar
- Grosse Ile Township
- Grosse Pointe
- Grosse Pointe Farms
- Grosse Pointe Park
- Grosse Pointe Shores
- Grosse Pointe Woods
- Hamtramck
- Harper Woods
- Highland Park
- Huron Township
- Inkster
- Lincoln Park
- Livonia
- Melvindale
- Northville
- Northville Township
- Plymouth
- Plymouth Township
- Redford Township
- River Rouge
- Riverview
- Rockwood
- Southgate
- Sumpter Township
- Taylor
- Trenton
- Van Buren Township
- Wayne
- Westland
- Woodhaven
- Wyandotte
Have an agent check these numbers
A Raven agent will go over the taxes on a home you are looking at in Romulus, and what to ask the city or township.
Sources
- Michigan Treasury, 2025 Total Property Tax Rates, 2025 rates
- MCL 211.27a, taxable value and uncapping
- MCL 211.7cc, the principal residence exemption
Checked October 31, 2026. Estimate only, from Treasury's 2025 total rates on half the price. Not a tax bill or an assessment; your assessor and treasurer have the real figures. General information, not legal or tax advice.