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Property tax in Warren

Warren's 2025 rates run from 51.20 to 62.25 mills on a principal residence, depending on the school district. On a $300,000 home the year after you buy, that is about $7,681 to $9,338 a year. Pick the school district below for an estimate on your price.
Where the home is

52.9663 mills, from Michigan Treasury's 2025 rates.

Compare with the listing

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

Estimated property tax a year

$9,269

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
52.9663 mills
Property tax a year
$9,269
About a month, for escrow
$772
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.

Warren'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
Center Line Public Schools62.2570.17$9,338
Eastpointe Community Schools51.2067.22$7,681
Fitzgerald Public Schools55.9773.00$8,395
Van Dyke Public Schools52.9970.99$7,949
Warren Consolidated Schools52.9767.83$7,945
Warren Woods Public Schools53.1571.15$7,972

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 Warren, MI?

On a $300,000 home the year after a sale, about $7,681 to $9,338 a year as a principal residence, and $10,084 to $10,950 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 Warren?

51.20 to 62.25 mills on a principal residence and 67.22 to 73.00 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 2.56% to 3.11% 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).

Have an agent check these numbers

A Raven agent will go over the taxes on a home you are looking at in Warren, and what to ask the city or township.

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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