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Property tax in St. Clair Shores

St. Clair Shores's 2025 rates run from 47.61 to 50.16 mills on a principal residence, depending on the school district. On a $300,000 home the year after you buy, that is about $7,141 to $7,524 a year. Pick the school district below for an estimate on your price.
Where the home is

48.4575 mills, from Michigan Treasury's 2025 rates.

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Optional. Listings show the current owner's taxes, which a sale can change.

Estimated property tax a year

$8,480

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
48.4575 mills
Property tax a year
$8,480
About a month, for escrow
$707
A sale uncaps the home's taxable value: the year after you buy, it resets to the state equalized value, about half of market value, so your taxes can be well above the seller's. Your assessor sets the real value, and rates change each year.
The year's total comes in two bills: summer taxes become a lien July 1 and winter taxes December 1, each with its own levies. Your first year is shared with the seller at closing; the full amount here starts the year after.
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St. Clair Shores's 2025 rates

Total mills by school district, from Michigan Treasury. Illustrative example: the year's tax on a $300,000 home after a sale, as a principal residence.
School districtPrincipal residenceOther homesTax on $300,000
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools48.4665.88$7,269
Lakeshore Public Schools48.4666.46$7,269
Lakeview Public Schools47.6165.61$7,141
South Lake Schools50.1666.41$7,524

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 St. Clair Shores, MI?

On a $300,000 home the year after a sale, about $7,141 to $7,524 a year as a principal residence, and $9,841 to $9,969 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 St. Clair Shores?

47.61 to 50.16 mills on a principal residence and 65.61 to 66.46 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 2.38% to 2.51% 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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Sources

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.

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