Livingston County · Official 2025 state millage

Genoa Township property taxes & housing data

Genoa Township is taxed at 16.8507–27.4163 mills across 6 school districts. That is 6.01 mills below the Livingston County median and 15.75 mills below the Southeast Michigan median — the 2nd lowest of 19 municipalities in the county, and 2 of 236 region-wide.

Rates by school district

School districtHomesteadNon-homestead$250,000$350,000$500,000
TR-Ho/Br Tr 9616.850716.8507$2,106$2,949$4,213
TR-Ho/ Br Tr 1318.380736.3807$2,298$3,217$4,595
Brighton Area Schools19.770737.7707$2,471$3,460$4,943
Howell Public School District23.058241.0582$2,882$4,035$5,765
Pinckney Community School District24.400742.4007$3,050$4,270$6,100
Hartland Consolidated Schools27.416345.3299$3,427$4,798$6,854

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. Genoa Township spans 6 school districts, from 16.8507 mills (TR-Ho/Br Tr 96) to 27.4163 mills (Hartland Consolidated Schools). On a $350,000 home that is $1,849 a year — $154 a month — decided by which street you buy on. Most listing sites do not show you this.

How Genoa Township compares in Livingston County

Municipality Lowest millageAnnual tax on $350,000
Deerfield Township14.7729$2,585
Genoa Township16.8507$2,949
Oceola Township17.4941$3,061
Cohoctah Township18.4114$3,222
Brighton Township19.8570$3,475
Fenton21.7954$3,814

← Deerfield Township (lower)  ·  Oceola Township (higher) →

For sale in Genoa Township right now

45 active listings in Genoa 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 Greater Metropolitan Association of REALTORS, 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 Genoa Township with another community

Genoa Township has 18 side-by-side comparisons, 18 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 Genoa Township.

Comparison Their lowest millageAnnual tax on $350,000 vs Genoa Township
Genoa Township vs Howell · same schools37.8695$6,627+$3,678
Genoa Township vs Brighton · same schools36.6593$6,415+$3,467
Genoa Township vs Dexter Township · same schools34.4401$6,027+$3,078
Genoa Township vs Webster Township · same schools31.4636$5,506+$2,557
Genoa Township vs Hartland Township · same schools28.4412$4,977+$2,028
Genoa Township vs Unadilla Township · same schools26.8143$4,693+$1,744
Genoa Township vs Green Oak Township · same schools25.3046$4,428+$1,479
Genoa Township vs Howell Township · same schools23.6604$4,141+$1,192
Genoa Township vs Putnam Township · same schools23.6018$4,130+$1,181
Genoa Township vs Iosco Township · same schools23.5792$4,126+$1,177
Genoa Township vs Handy Township · same schools23.2170$4,063+$1,114
Genoa Township vs Marion Township · same schools22.6564$3,965+$1,016
Genoa Township vs Hamburg Township · same schools22.6167$3,958+$1,009
Genoa Township vs Tyrone Township · same schools22.1388$3,874+$925
Genoa Township vs Brighton Township · same schools19.8570$3,475+$526
Genoa Township vs Deerfield Township · same schools14.7729$2,585−$364
Genoa Township vs Cohoctah Township · same schools18.4114$3,222+$273
Genoa Township vs Oceola Township · same schools17.4941$3,061+$113

What it's like to own in Genoa Twp

Beyond the tax rate, three things shape what owning in Genoa 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

1986

average year built · 2,144 sqft average across 5,783 single-family homes

SEMCOG Buildings_2024

Radon

4.03 pCi/L

average across 5,082 home tests · 35% above the EPA 4 pCi/L action level — elevated. ZIPs 48843, 48116, 48114, 48855.

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 Genoa Township, Michigan?

Genoa Township is taxed at 16.8507–27.4163 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 $2,949 a year.

Does the tax rate change by address within Genoa Township?

Yes. Genoa Township spans 6 school districts and the rate runs from 16.8507 to 27.4163 mills depending on the district your address falls in — a difference of $1,849 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 Genoa Township?

About $2,949 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 Genoa 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 Genoa Township compare with the rest of Livingston County?

It is the 2 lowest of 19 municipalities in Livingston County and 2 of 236 across the eight-county region — 6.01 mills below the county median.

Is down payment assistance available for homes in Genoa Township?

Likely, but verify per program: 89% of the 180 Genoa 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 Genoa 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 Genoa 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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