Detroit Property Tax Highest In The Nation......

[Shai_Hulud]

Breakdown of Detroit's property taxes:

City of Detroit 33.4984
Wayne County 7.9220
Wayne County Community College 2.4769
Huron Clinton Metropolitan Authority 0.2146
Wayne County Intermediate School District 3.4643
Detroit Board of Education 30.9323
State of Michigan 6.000
NET MILLAGE RATE 84.5085

So it looks like we need DPS to file for bankruptcy for any hope of relief. Which does not sound to me like a bad idea anyway.

[ndavies]

So it looks like we need DPS to file for bankruptcy for any hope of relief. Which does not sound to me like a bad idea anyway.

Only non homesteaded properties pay the 30+ mills for schools. Residential owners get 18 mills of operating cost knocked off their primary residence when they homestead the property. it was the deal the state made when the sales tax went up to 6%.

And just so you can compare the tax rates in your favorite other Michigan city.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/ta...e_480472_7.pdf