Lapeer County · Official 2025 state millage

Goodland Township property taxes & housing data

Goodland Township is taxed at 24.5162–27.0162 mills across 3 school districts. That is 2.26 mills above the Lapeer County median and 8.09 mills below the Southeast Michigan median — the 17th lowest of 21 municipalities in the county, and 45 of 236 region-wide.

Rates by school district

School districtHomesteadNon-homestead$250,000$350,000$500,000
Imlay City Community School District24.516242.3466$3,065$4,290$6,129
Brown City Community School District24.528642.5286$3,066$4,293$6,132
North Branch Area Schools27.016245.0162$3,377$4,728$6,754

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. Goodland Township spans 3 school districts, from 24.5162 mills (Imlay City Community School District) to 27.0162 mills (North Branch Area Schools). On a $350,000 home that is $438 a year — $36 a month — decided by which street you buy on. Most listing sites do not show you this.

How Goodland Township compares in Lapeer County

Municipality Lowest millageAnnual tax on $350,000
Marathon Township23.3360$4,084
Metamora Township23.5869$4,128
Attica Township23.7419$4,155
Dryden Township23.9305$4,188
Goodland Township24.5162$4,290
Rich Township25.0752$4,388
Lapeer29.3642$5,139
Brown City39.5620$6,923
Imlay City43.0649$7,536

← Dryden Township (lower)  ·  Rich Township (higher) →

For sale in Goodland Township right now

4 active listings in Goodland Township — the 4 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 2026-11-03T21:03+00:00; refreshed at least twice daily.

Compare Goodland Township with another community

Goodland Township has 15 side-by-side comparisons, 13 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 Goodland Township.

Comparison Their lowest millageAnnual tax on $350,000 vs Goodland Township
Goodland Township vs Imlay City · same schools43.0649$7,536+$3,246
Goodland Township vs Brown City · same schools39.5620$6,923+$2,633
Goodland Township vs Burnside Township · same schools19.3214$3,381−$909
Goodland Township vs Burlington Township · same schools19.3779$3,391−$899
Goodland Township vs Lapeer29.3642$5,139+$848
Goodland Township vs Arcadia Township · same schools20.6206$3,609−$682
Goodland Township vs Deerfield Township · same schools20.7543$3,632−$658
Goodland Township vs Imlay Township · same schools21.7820$3,812−$478
Goodland Township vs Almont Township · same schools22.2333$3,891−$400
Goodland Township vs North Branch Township · same schools22.2826$3,899−$391
Goodland Township vs Marathon Township · same schools23.3360$4,084−$207
Goodland Township vs Attica Township · same schools23.7419$4,155−$136
Goodland Township vs Lynn Township · same schools25.2617$4,421+$130
Goodland Township vs Dryden Township23.9305$4,188−$102
Goodland Township vs Rich Township · same schools25.0752$4,388+$98

Look up, pay and appeal your Goodland Township taxes

Goodland Township bills twice a year. The summer bill is issued July 1 and the winter bill December 1; most communities make them due September 14 and February 14, and anything still unpaid on March 1 moves to the county treasurer as delinquent, with interest added monthly. Both bills are collected by the Goodland Township treasurer, so the balance on a specific parcel is on the city or township site first (most of Southeast Michigan uses BS&A Online for this) and on the county site once it is late.

Appealing the assessment

Assessment notices go out in late February. If the assessed value is more than half of what the house would actually sell for, the appeal runs in two steps and the first one cannot be skipped: the March Board of Review in Goodland Township (dates and the petition form are on the assessor's notice), then, if the board does not move, a petition to the Michigan Tax Tribunal by July 31 for residential property. The July and December boards do not re-value: they correct qualified errors (clerical mistakes, mutual mistakes of fact, a wrong principal residence exemption) and hear poverty exemptions. A successful appeal lowers the assessed value, not the millage — the 24.5162–27.0162 mills above apply to whatever value stands after it.

A home bought this year is a special case: the taxable value uncaps to the assessed value next year regardless of the appeal, so the number to check on the first notice after closing is the assessed value against the price you paid.

Common questions

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

Goodland Township is taxed at 24.5162–27.0162 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 $4,290 a year.

Does the tax rate change by address within Goodland Township?

Yes. Goodland Township spans 3 school districts and the rate runs from 24.5162 to 27.0162 mills depending on the district your address falls in — a difference of $438 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 Goodland Township?

About $4,290 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 Goodland 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 Goodland Township compare with the rest of Lapeer County?

It is the 17 lowest of 21 municipalities in Lapeer County and 45 of 236 across the eight-county region — 2.26 mills above the county median.

How do I look up or pay my Goodland Township property tax bill?

Summer and winter bills are collected by the Goodland Township treasurer, so the balance on a parcel is on the municipality's own site (usually BS&A Online). Once a bill is delinquent — March 1 — it moves to the Lapeer County Treasurer, whose parcel search covers every address in the county.

How do I appeal my Goodland Township property tax assessment?

Petition the Goodland Township March Board of Review first — the dates are on the assessment notice mailed in late February — and, if that fails, the Michigan Tax Tribunal by July 31 for residential property. The board step is mandatory; the Tribunal will not hear a residential appeal that skipped it. An appeal changes the assessed value, not the millage (24.5162–27.0162 mills).

Run your own numbers

What your Goodland 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 Goodland Township — enter a price and the seller's current taxable value.

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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.

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