Wayne County · Official 2025 state millage

Dearborn property taxes & housing data

Dearborn is taxed at 50.8704–52.9112 mills across 2 school districts. That is 0.79 mills above the Wayne County median and 18.27 mills above the Southeast Michigan median — the 24th lowest of 43 municipalities in the county, and 206 of 236 region-wide.

Rates by school district

School districtHomesteadNon-homestead$250,000$350,000$500,000
Dearborn City School District50.870466.6894$6,359$8,902$12,718
Westwood Community School District52.911270.9112$6,614$9,259$13,228

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. Dearborn spans 2 school districts, from 50.8704 mills (Dearborn City School District) to 52.9112 mills (Westwood Community School District). On a $350,000 home that is $357 a year — $30 a month — decided by which street you buy on. Most listing sites do not show you this.

How Dearborn compares in Wayne County

Municipality Lowest millageAnnual tax on $350,000
Taylor49.8402$8,722
Hamtramck49.9446$8,740
Flat Rock50.0835$8,765
Gibraltar50.2453$8,793
Dearborn50.8704$8,902
Grosse Pointe52.2962$9,152
Grosse Pointe Shores Village52.4293$9,175
Grosse Pointe Farms52.7433$9,230
Woodhaven52.7444$9,230

← Gibraltar (lower)  ·  Grosse Pointe (higher) →

What it's like to own in Dearborn

Housing stock

1946

average year built · 1,464 sqft average across 28,879 single-family homes

SEMCOG Buildings_2024

Lead in drinking water

6 ppb

90th percentile for Dearborn · below Michigan's 12 ppb action level. Sampled at the fifth liter, which deliberately draws water that sat in the service line and reads higher by design — not comparable to systems that sample standard.

EGLE / MDHHS water-system monitoring, periods ending 2025-12-31

Radon

2.2 pCi/L

average across 132 home tests · 15% above the EPA 4 pCi/L action level — elevated. ZIPs 48124, 48126, 48128, 48120, 48216.

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 Dearborn, Michigan?

Dearborn is taxed at 50.8704–52.9112 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 $8,902 a year.

Does the tax rate change by address within Dearborn?

Yes. Dearborn spans 2 school districts and the rate runs from 50.8704 to 52.9112 mills depending on the district your address falls in — a difference of $357 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 Dearborn?

About $8,902 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 Dearborn 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 Dearborn compare with the rest of Wayne County?

It is the 24 lowest of 43 municipalities in Wayne County and 206 of 236 across the eight-county region — 0.79 mills above the county median.

Run your own numbers

What your Dearborn 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 Dearborn — 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 your taxes become after you buy

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).

236 municipalities across the 8-county Southeast Michigan region.
Most cities span several districts, and the rate difference between them can exceed 10 mills. This is the step every other calculator skips.
Auto-filled from the official 2025 state report. Override it with the exact rate from your tax bill if you have it.
Not the same as market value or SEV. This is what's capped today.
Non-homestead adds roughly 18 mills of school operating tax.
Your annual tax increase
Seller pays today
Your new taxable value
You'll pay after uncapping
Added to monthly escrow
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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