Oakland County · Official 2025 state millage

Brandon Township property taxes & housing data

Brandon Township is taxed at 30.9213–45.9475 mills across 3 school districts. That is 3.46 mills below the Oakland County median and 1.68 mills below the Southeast Michigan median — the 17th lowest of 52 municipalities in the county, and 103 of 236 region-wide.

Rates by school district

School districtHomesteadNon-homestead$250,000$350,000$500,000
Oxford Area Community Schools30.921348.2368$3,865$5,411$7,730
Brandon School District35.181353.0519$4,398$6,157$8,795
Brandon School District (Village of Ortonville)45.947563.8181$5,743$8,041$11,487

Homestead (PRE) applies to your primary residence. Non-homestead applies to rentals and second homes. Dollar columns are the annual bill at the uncapped taxable value — half the purchase price — at the homestead rate.

Which side of the boundary matters here. Brandon Township spans 3 school districts, from 30.9213 mills (Oxford Area Community Schools) to 45.9475 mills (Brandon School District (Village of Ortonville)). On a $350,000 home that is $2,630 a year — $219 a month — decided by which street you buy on. Most listing sites do not show you this.

How Brandon Township compares in Oakland County

Municipality Lowest millageAnnual tax on $350,000
Lake Angelus30.3952$5,319
Waterford Township30.4079$5,321
Troy30.6309$5,360
Rochester Hills30.8553$5,400
Brandon Township30.9213$5,411
West Bloomfield Township31.4531$5,504
Bloomfield Township31.5648$5,524
Springfield Township31.6460$5,538
Lyon Township31.6481$5,538

← Rochester Hills (lower)  ·  West Bloomfield Township (higher) →

For sale in Brandon Township right now

21 active listings in Brandon Township — the 6 newest below. Remember: every one of them uncaps the year after closing, so the bill you should budget is the uncapped one above, not the seller's.

IDX provided courtesy of Realcomp II Ltd. via Match Realty LLC and Realcomp II Ltd, ©2026 Realcomp II Ltd. Shareholders. The accuracy of all information, regardless of source, is not guaranteed or warranted. All information should be independently verified. Listings refreshed 2026-09-04T09:58-04:00; refreshed at least twice daily.

Compare Brandon Township with another community

Brandon Township has 11 side-by-side comparisons, 7 of them with a community that shares a school district — same schools, different bill. Dollar columns are the annual homestead bill on a $350,000 home at the uncapped taxable value, and the last column is the difference against Brandon Township.

Comparison Their lowest millageAnnual tax on $350,000 vs Brandon Township
Brandon Township vs Hadley Township · same schools21.5678$3,774−$1,637
Brandon Township vs Groveland Township · same schools23.5404$4,120−$1,292
Brandon Township vs Metamora Township · same schools23.5869$4,128−$1,284
Brandon Township vs Dryden Township · same schools23.9305$4,188−$1,223
Brandon Township vs Oxford Township · same schools37.1942$6,509+$1,098
Brandon Township vs Addison Township · same schools27.4430$4,803−$609
Brandon Township vs Springfield Township · same schools31.6460$5,538+$127
Brandon Township vs Bloomfield Township31.5648$5,524+$113
Brandon Township vs West Bloomfield Township31.4531$5,504+$93
Brandon Township vs Troy30.6309$5,360−$51
Brandon Township vs Rochester Hills30.8553$5,400−$12

What it's like to own in Brandon Twp

Beyond the tax rate, three things shape what owning in Brandon Twp actually costs: the age of the homes, what the water utility reports at the tap, and what local air testing has turned up. Each figure below carries the date of the survey it came from.

Housing stock

1981

average year built · 1,800 sqft average across 4,529 single-family homes

SEMCOG Buildings_2024

Radon

4.6 pCi/L

average across 1,339 home tests · 35% above the EPA 4 pCi/L action level — elevated. ZIPs 48462, 48371, 48348.

MDHHS indoor radon test results by ZIP

Lead is measured at the water system, not the house — it cannot tell you whether a specific property has a lead service line. Radon is a ZIP-level test distribution, not a prediction for any one home; the EPA recommends testing every home regardless. Screening information only.

Common questions

What is the property tax rate in Brandon Township, Michigan?

Brandon Township is taxed at 30.9213–45.9475 mills for a homestead (principal residence) under the official 2025 Michigan Department of Treasury millage report. On a $350,000 home at the uncapped taxable value that is about $5,411 a year.

Does the tax rate change by address within Brandon Township?

Yes. Brandon Township spans 3 school districts and the rate runs from 30.9213 to 45.9475 mills depending on the district your address falls in — a difference of $2,630 a year on a $350,000 home. The district table above lists every rate.

How much are property taxes on a $350,000 home in Brandon Township?

About $5,411 a year at the homestead rate. Michigan taxes the taxable value, not the sale price, and after a sale that value uncaps to roughly half what you paid — so $350,000 is taxed on about $175,000.

Why is the tax bill on a Brandon Township listing lower than what I would pay?

Because the figure on the listing is the seller's. Michigan caps annual taxable-value growth while an owner keeps the property, and that cap is removed the year after it sells. The longer the seller owned it, the further their bill sits below yours.

How does Brandon Township compare with the rest of Oakland County?

It is the 17 lowest of 52 municipalities in Oakland County and 103 of 236 across the eight-county region — 3.46 mills below the county median.

Is down payment assistance available for homes in Brandon Township?

Likely, but verify per program: 93% of the 88 Brandon Township sales evaluated by Down Payment Resource over the last 12 months were flagged as potentially matching at least one assistance program. The flag is an indicator, not a promise — compare the programs and check your numbers.

Run your own numbers

What your Brandon Township taxes become after you buy

Michigan taxable value uncaps the year after a sale and resets to roughly half the purchase price. The calculator below is already set to Brandon Township — enter a price and the seller's current taxable value.

The one nobody else built

Uncapping calculator

When a Michigan home changes hands, its taxable value uncaps the following year and resets to roughly half the sale price. Buyers routinely get blindsided by a bill that's thousands higher than the listing showed. Here's your actual number.

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What will your tax bill be after closing?

Your taxable value uncaps the year after closing and resets to roughly half the purchase price — so a $350,000 home is taxed on about $175,000, whatever the seller was paying. Enter the price and the current taxable value below.

236 municipalities across the 8-county Southeast Michigan region.
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Non-homestead adds roughly 18 mills of school operating tax.
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Why this matters: the increase hits in the tax year after your closing — so your first year looks fine and year two jumps. Lenders often escrow off the seller's old bill, which creates a shortage and a payment increase you didn't plan for.

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