Brownstown Township is taxed at 27.5563–34.6816 mills across 3 school districts. That is 22.53 mills below the Wayne County median and 5.05 mills below the Southeast Michigan median — the 1st lowest of 43 municipalities in the county, and 80 of 236 region-wide.
| School district | Homestead | Non-homestead | $250,000 | $350,000 | $500,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor School District | 27.5563 | 45.1730 | $3,445 | $4,822 | $6,889 |
| Gibraltar School District | 34.0335 | 52.0335 | $4,254 | $5,956 | $8,508 |
| Woodhaven School District | 34.6816 | 52.6816 | $4,335 | $6,069 | $8,670 |
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.
| Municipality | Lowest millage | Annual tax on $350,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Brownstown Township | 27.5563 | $4,822 |
| Canton Township | 30.1246 | $5,272 |
| Plymouth Township | 32.4045 | $5,671 |
| Sumpter Township | 32.7630 | $5,734 |
| Northville Township | 35.1832 | $6,157 |
1988
average year built · 1,858 sqft average across 8,848 single-family homes
SEMCOG Buildings_2024
0 ppb
90th percentile for Brownstown Township · below Michigan's 12 ppb action level. Standard sampling — not comparable to systems that sample at the fifth liter.
EGLE / MDHHS water-system monitoring, periods ending 2025-12-31
1.94 pCi/L
average across 237 home tests · 15% above the EPA 4 pCi/L action level — elevated. ZIPs 48134, 48183, 48173, 48174, 48193.
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.
Brownstown Township is taxed at 27.5563–34.6816 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 $4,822 a year.
Yes. Brownstown Township spans 3 school districts and the rate runs from 27.5563 to 34.6816 mills depending on the district your address falls in — a difference of $1,247 a year on a $350,000 home. The district table above lists every rate.
About $4,822 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.
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.
It is the 1 lowest of 43 municipalities in Wayne County and 80 of 236 across the eight-county region — 22.53 mills below the county median.
Michigan taxable value uncaps the year after a sale and resets to roughly half the purchase price. The calculator below is already set to Brownstown Township — enter a price and the seller's current taxable value.
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.
Enter the purchase price and the property's current taxable value (it's on the listing, the assessor's site, or we'll pull it for you).